Part 4 — Introductory material
Ernest Alfred Vizetelly translation
X FROM PILLAR TO POST—The Propaganda—The Index—Dominicans, Jesuits, Franciscans—The Secular Clergy—Roman Worship—Freemasonry—Cardinal Vicar and Cardinal Secretary—The Inquisition.
XI POISON!—Frascati—A Cardinal and his Creature—Albano, Castel Gandolfo, Nemi—Across the Campagna—An Osteria—Destiny on the March
XII THE AGONY OF PASSION—A Roman Gala—The Buongiovannis—The Grey World—The Triumph of Benedetta—King Humbert and Queen Margherita—The Fig-tree of Judas
XIII DESTINY!—A Happy Morning—The Mid-day Meal—Dario and the Figs—Extreme Unction—Benedetta's Curse—The Lovers' Death