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He questioned himself; he sought to divine who could have been that soul in torment which
had not been willing to quit this world without leaving this stigma of crime or unhappiness upon the brow of the ancient church.
The sixth of January, 1482, is not, however, a day of which history has preserved the memory. There was nothing notable
Which demonstrates a new truth: that great events have incalculable results.
It is the accursed inventions of this century that are ruining everything,—artilleries, bombards, and, above all, printing, that other German pest. No more manuscripts, no more books! printing will kill bookselling. It is the end of the world that is drawing nigh.”
Remarkable fact: that whole crowd, so tumultuous but a few moments before, now waited amiably on the word of the comedian; which proves the eternal truth, still experienced every day in our theatres, that the best means of making the public wait patiently is to assure them that one is about to begin instantly.
