Cæsar or Nothing
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1. Front matter2. PROLOGUE3. I. THE PARIS-VENTIMIGLIA EXPRESS4. II. AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY5. III. CÆSAR MONCADA6. IV. PEOPLE WHO PASS CLOSE BY7. V. THE ABBE PRECIOZI. THE BIG BIRDS IN ROME8. VI. THE LITTLE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE IN A ROMAN HOTEL. INTIMACIES9. VII. THE CONFIDENCES OF THE ABBE PRECIOZI10. VIII. OLD PALACES, OLD SALONS, OLD LADIES11. IX. NEW ACQUAINTANCES12. X. A BALL13. XI. A SOUNDING-LINE IN THE DARK WORLD14. XII. A MEETING ON THE PINCIO15. XIII. ESTHETICS AND DEMAGOGY16. XIV. NEW ATTEMPTS, NEW RAMBLES17. XV. GIOVANNI BATTISTA, PAGAN18. XVI. THE PORTRAIT OF A POPE19. XVII. EVIL DAYS20. XVIII. CÆSAR BORGIA’S MOTTO, “AUT CÆSAR, AUT NIHIL”21. XIX. CÆSAR’S REFLECTIONS22. XX. DON CALIXTO AT SAINT PETER’S23. XXI. DON CALIXTO IN THE CATACOMBS24. XXII. SENTIMENTALITY AND ARCHEOLOGY25. XXIII. THE ‘SCUTCHEON OF A CHURCH26. XXIV. TOURIST INTERLUDE27. I. ARRIVAL. CÆSAR IN ACTION28. II. CASTRO DURO29. III. CÆSAR’S LABOURS30. IV. THE BOOKSELLER AND THE ANARCHISTS31. V. THE BANQUET32. VI. UNCLE CHINAMAN33. VII. A TRYING SCENE34. VIII. THE ELECTION35. IX. CÆSAR AS DEPUTY36. X. POLITICAL LABOURS37. XI. THE PITFALL OF SINIGAGLIA38. XIII. AMPARITO IN ACTION39. XIV. INTRANSIGENCE LOST40. XV. “DRIVELLER” JUAN AND “THE CUB-SLUT”41. XVI. PITY, A MASK OF COWARDICE42. XVII. FIRST VICTORY43. XVIII. DECLARATION OF WAR44. XIX. THE FIGHT FOR THE ELECTION45. XX. CONFIDENCE46. XXI. OUR VENERABLE TRADITIONS! OUR HOLY PRINCIPLES!47. XXII. FINIS GLORIÆ MUNDI. FROM A SOCIETY COLUMN