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been ordered an eight years' penance and seclusion from 

 the world, of which only three had passed. On inquiry, 



TEMPLE AND WEEPING CYPRESS. 



I learnt the reason for this; the holy father having 

 found himself surrounded by a family, to which there 

 would have been no objection, had he previously obtained 

 a dispensation. As, however, he had omitted this pre- 

 liminary, and was able to atone by prayer and payment, 

 he had been condemned to do penance ; probably at 

 his own suggestion, as the seclusion will give him sanctity, 

 and eventually lead to his promotion, when his error shall 

 have been forgotten. 



Both temples are remarkable for their heavily ornamented, 



•two-storied porticos, which occupy nearly the whole of 



one end. The interior decorations are in a ruinous 



