reranceofhisaffectionateuncle
”theheirssoughteveryiredthebreviary;laidhandsonthe
fuiture;andan;was
reallythestserableofunclesnotreasuresunlesstheywere
thoseofscience;ntainedinthelibraryandlaboratoriesthatwas
allcaesarandhisfathersearched;exaned;scrutinized;butfound
nothing;oratleastverylittle;notexceedingafehousandcrownsin
plate;andaboutthesainreadyney;butthenepheetosay
tohisongunclespapers;there
isawill
”theysoughtevenrethoroughlythantheaugustheirshaddone;butit
lesstherehepalatine
hill;butinthesedayslandedpropertyhadnotchvalue;andthetwo
palailysincetheyh
therapaonthsandyearsrolledon
alexandervidied;poisoned;youknoistakecaesar;
poisonedatthesati;escapedbysheddinghisskinlikeasnake;
buttheedbythepoisontillitlookedlikea
tigersthen;pelledtoquitro;heselfobscurely
killedinanightskirsh;scarcelynoticedinhistoryafterthe
popesdeathandhissonsexile;itily
ethesplendidpositiontheyhadheldbeforethecardinals
ti;butthisainedindoubtfulease;
asteryhungoverthisdarkaffair;andthepublicrurhat
the
popethefortuneofthethetausecardinal
rospigliosi;pletelydespoiled
”uptothispoint;”saidfaria;interruptingthethreadofhis
narrative;”thisseetoyouveryaningless;nodoubt;eh”
”oh;friend;”sasifiwere
readingastinterestingnarrative;goon;ibegofyou”
”iwill”
”thefalybegantogetaccustodtotheirobscurityyearsrolled
on;andangstthedescendantssoatists;
soegreewereruinedi
enoily;aryiheuntof
spadaihadoftenheardhilainofthedisproportionofhisrank
toinvestallhehadinanannuity
hedidso;andthusdoubledhisinethecelebratedbreviaryreined
inthefaly;andheuntspossessionithadbeenhanded
dofathertoson;forthesingularclauseoftheonlywill
thathadbeenfound;hadcausedittoberegardedasagenuinerelic;
preservedinthefalyhsuperstitiousvenerationitwasan
illunatedbook;hbeautifulgothiccharacters;andsoyh
gold;thataservantalbeforethecardinalondaysof
greatsoleity
”atthesightofpapersofallsorts;titles;ntracts;parchnts;
ily;alldescendingfrobr 》
thepoisonedcardinal;iintuexanedtheiensebundlesof
docunts;likete;but
inspiteofthestexhaustiveresearches;ifoundnothingyetihad
read;ihadevenily;for
thesolepurposeofassuringselfheranyincreaseoffortunehad
oonthedeathofthecardinalcaesarspadbutuld
onlytracetheacquisitionofthepropertyofthecardinalrospigliosi;
hispanioninsfortune
”iostassuredthattheinheritancehadneitherprofitedthe
borgiasnorthefaly;buthadreinedunpossessedlikethetreasures
ofthearabiannights;oftheearthunderthe
eyesofthegenieisearched;ransacked;unted;calculatedathousand
andathousandtistheineandexpenditureofthefalyforthree
hundredyearsitainedinignorance;andthe
untofspadainhispovertypatrondiedhehadreservedfrobr 》
hisannuityhisfalypapers;hislibrary;posedoffivethousand
volus;andhisfausbreviaryallthesehebequeathedto;ha
thousandroncrooney;onnditionthati
assessaidforthereposeofhissoul;andthat
ireeandhistoryofhishouseallthisi
didsydearednd;henclusion
”in1807;anthbeforeied;andafortnightafterthedeath
oftheuntofspada;onthe25thofdeceeryouly
hoefixedinry;ihe
thousandthti;thepapersihepalacewassold
toastranger;andieandsettleatflorence;
intendingtotakeety
library;andthefausbreviary;ynstantlabor
atthesathing;andoverebyaheavydinnerihadeaten;
headdroppedonhands;andifellasleepaboutthreeoclockinthe
afteooniayhead;
ie;i
deteedtofindoneforselfitanticipatingthe
silennershenecessityofadopting
itookahtheothergropedaboutfora
pieytpty;ho
getalightfrohesllflastillplayingontheeersfearing;
hoakeuseofanyvaluablepieceofpaper;ihesitatedfora
nt;thenrellectedthatihadseeninthefausbreviary;h
hetabl
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ebeside;anoldpaperquiteyellohage;and
arkerforcenturies;kepttherebytherequestof
theheirsifeltforit;foundit;tedituptogether;andputting
itintotheexpiringfla;setlighttoit
”butbeneathfingers;asifbygic;inproportionasthefire
ascended;isaersappearonthepaperigraspedit
inhand;putouttheflaasquicklyasiuld;lightedtaper
inthefireitself;andopenedthecruledpaperhinexpressible
etion;regnizing;hatthesecharactershadbeen
trapatheticink;onlyappearingo
thefire;nearlyohirdofthepaperhadbeennsudbythefla
itoing;readitagain;dantes;andthen
ipleteforyoutheinpleteedsense”
faria;ph;offeredthepapertodantes;his
tireadthefolloracedhaninkofareddishlor
reselingrust:
”this25thdayofapril;1498;be
alexandervi;andfearingthatnot
heydesiretobeeheir;andre
andbentivoglio;whowerepoisoned;
soleheir;thatihavebu
andhasvisitede;thatis;in
islandofntecristo;alliposs
jeonds;ge;thatialone
yaunttonearlytil
hetiethro
creektotheeastinarightlinetwoopen
inthesecaves;thetreasureisinthefurthesta
reasureibequeathandleaveen
assoleheir
”25thapril;1498
”caes
”andnoheabbe;”readthisotherpaper;”andhepresentedto
dantesasendleafentsoflinesond
readasfollows:
”inginvitedtodinebyhisholiness
ntentakingpayforhat;
servesforthefateofcardinalscaprara
ideclaretonephew;guidospada
riedinaplaceheknows
theall
essedofingots;gold;ney;
knoheexistenceofthistreasure;h
lionsofroncrohhe
all
ingshavebeende
ngleinthesend;
tiretohibr 》
arspada”
fariafollohanexcitedlook;”andno
thatdanteshadreadthelastline;”putthetentstogether;and
judgeforyourself”dantesobeyed;andthenjointedpiecesgavethe
following:
”this25thdayofapril;1498;beinginvitedtodinebyhisholiness
alexandervi;andfearingthatnotntentakingpayfor
hat;heydesiretobeeheir;andreservesforthefateof
cardinalscapraraandbentivoglio;y
nepheysoleheir;thatihaveburiedinaplace
heknoe;thatis;intheall
islandofnteoney;jewels;
diands;ge;thatialoneknoheexistenceofthistreasure;
ayaunttonearlytillionsofroncrohhe
thesllcreektothe
eastinarightlinetadeinthesecaves;
thetreasureisinthefurthestangleinthesend;reasurei
bequeathandleaveentiretohissoleheir”25thapril;1498
”caesarspada”
”prehendnow”inquiredfaria
”itisthedeclarationofcardinalspada;andthe
for;”repliedednd;stillincredulous
”yes;athousandtis;yes”
”andpleteditasitnowis”
”ididaidedbythereiningfragnt;iguessedtherest;asuring
thelengthofthelinesbythoseofthepaper;anddiviningthehidden
aningbyansofrevealed;asweareguidedina
cavebythesllrayoflightaboveus”
”anddidyoudothisnclusion”
”iresolvedtosetout;anddidsetoutatthatveryinstant;carrying
ethebeginningofgreatheunityoftheitalian
kingdobutforsotitheierialpolicethisperiod;
quitentrarytonapoleondesiredsosoonashehadasonboto
hie;and
hastydeparture;thecauseofheyoguess;having
arousedtheirsuspientiwas
leavingpioino
”noostpateal
expression;”noydearfellouchasidoselfif
ogether;halfthistreasureisyours;ifidiehere;and
youescapealone;theoyou”
”but;”inquireddanteshesitating;”hasthistreasurenorelegitite
possessorinthehanourselves”
”no;no;beeasyonthatsre;thefalyisextinctthelastunt
ofspada;reover;dehisheir;bequeathingtothissyolic
breviary;hebequeathedtoallitntained;no;no;keyoud
satisfiedonthatpointifayenjoy
itorse”
”andyousaythistreasureauntsto”
”tillionsofroncroillionsofour
ney”
2;600;000in1894
”iossible”saiddantes;staggeredattheenorusaunt
”iossibleandan”thespa**lywasoneof
theoldestandstpoiliesofthefifteenthcentury;andin
thosetis;enting;such
acculationsofgoldandjeeansrare;thereareat
thisdayronfaliesperishingofhunger;thoughpossessedofnearly
allionindiandsandjeail;andhey
ondthoughtheheween
incredulityandjoy
”ihaveonlykeptthisseyou;”ntinuedfaria;”that
ighttestyourcharacter;andthensurpriseyouhadaped
beforeattaonte
cristo;noe
thithere”
”thistreasurebelongstoyou;dearfriend;”replieddantes;”andto
youonlyihavenorighttoitiaorelationofyours”
”youareson;dantes;”exan”youarethechildof
nstocelibacygodhassentyou
totonsole;atoneandthesati;thenbea
father;a
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ndtheprisonergetfree”andfariaextendedthe
arfainedtohiotheyoungnhrew
hielfuponhisneckand
chapter19thethirdattack
nohatthistreasure;heobjectoftheabbes
ditations;uldinsurethefuturehappinessofhiariareally
lovedasason;ithaddoubleditsvalueinhiseyes;andeverydayhe
expatiatedontheaunt;explainingtodantesallthegoodh
thirteenorfourteenllionsoffrancs;anulddointhesedaysto
hisfriends;andthendantesuntenany;fortheoathof
vengeanery;andhereflectedhouch
ill;inthesetis;anillionsulddo
tohisenees
theabbedidnotknoontecristo;butdantesknew
it;andhadoftenpassedit;situatedtilesfroianosa;
betheislandofelba;andhadoncetouchedtherethis
islandpletelydeserteditisa
roostni;houghithadbeenthrust
upbyvolthedepthtothesurfaceoftheoceandantes
dreheislandforfaria;andfariagavedantesadviceasto
theansheshouldeloytoreverthetreasurebutdanteswasfar
froeingasenthusiastianita
questionnohatfariaalunatic;andthehhehad
achievedthedisvery;othesuspicionofhis
dness;inirationofhibutatthesati
dantesuldnotbelievethatthedeposit;supposingithadever
existed;stillexisted;andthoughhensideredthetreasureasbyno
anschirical;heyetbelievedithere
hoeresolvedondeprivingtheprisonersoftheirlast
chance;andkingthenderstandthattheynedtoperpetual
irisonnt;aneisfortunebefellthethegalleryonthesea
side;theyhadrepairedit
pletely;andstoppedupassesofstoheholedanteshad
partlyfilledinbutforthisprebered;
theabbehaddetoednd;thesfortuneill
greater;fortheirattettoescapeected;andthey
ore
inexorablebarriererposedtocutofftherealizationoftheir
hopes
”yousee;”saidtheyoungn;hanairofsorroion;to
faria;”thatgoddeeitrighttotakefroeanyclaioritfor
ydevotiontoyouihaveprosedtoreinforeverh
you;andnoyproseifireasurewill
benorehanyours;andneitherofusthisprisonbut
realtreasureisnotthat;dearfriend;ebeneath
thesoreroontecristo;itisyourpresence;ourliving
togetherfiveorsixhoursaday;inspiteofourjailers;itisthe
raysofintelligenbrain;thelanguagesyou
haveilantedinry;andakenroottherehall
theirphilologicalraficationsthesedifferentsciencesthatyouhave
desoeasytobythedepthofthekno;
andthecleaessoftheprinciplestothis
istreasure;belovedfriend;andaderich
andhappybelieve;andtakefort;thisisbetterforthantons
ofgoldandonds;evenaticalas
t
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