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Cagliostro

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Temptation of the Cardinal of the Roman Church

When caliostro moved on from strasburg, he had a veritable parade to see him out. One of the nobles who visited the cardinal's palace during this time wrote of this situation. He was surrounded, besieged, everyone trying to win a glance or a word. A dozen ladies of rank and two actresses had followed him in order to continue their treatment. If i had not seen it, i should never have imagined that a prince of the roman church, a man in other respects intelligent and honourable, could so far let himself be imposed upon as to renounce his dignity,. at the bidding of a sharper. Yes? Well, a lot of people believed in him

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