retheorderofanuer</p>
ofhighlyostpowerfulof</p>
allsnsisthegreatcharles,thenababyinacradle.</p>
heisthegrandsonofferdinandandisabellaandofxi</p>
lianofhabsburg,thelastofthediaevalknights,andof</p>
hisbitious</p>
burgundiandukeadesuessfule</p>
buthadbeenkilledbytheindepess.the</p>
harles,therefore,hasfalleothegreaterpartof</p>
thep,toallthelandsofhisparents,grandparents,uncles,</p>
usinsandauntsingerny,inaustria,inholland,in</p>
belgiuinitaly,andinspain,togetherhalltheirlonies</p>
inasia,afridarica.byastrangeironyoffate,he</p>
hasbeenboi,inthatsacastleoftheuntsof</p>
flanders,ansusedasapristheir</p>
re,andalthoughaspanishking</p>
andagerneeror,hereing.</p>
ashisfatherisdeadpoisoned,sopeoplesay,butthisis</p>
neverproved,andhistherhaslostherravelling</p>
throughherdoinshtheffinntainingthebody</p>
ofherdepartedhusband,thechildislefttothestrict</p>
disargaret.foransand</p>
italiansandspaniardsandahurangeraharles</p>
groing,afaithfulsonofthehurch,</p>
butquiteaversetiousintolerance.heisratherlazy,</p>
bothasaboyandasan.butfatendeshiorule</p>
theoiliousfervour.</p>
foreverheisspeedingfroadridtoinnsbrudfrobr></p>
brugestovienna.helovespeadquietandheisalways</p>
attuhisbackupon</p>
thehunrauch</p>
stupidity.threeyearslaterhedies,averytiredanddisappointed</p>
n.</p>
soperor.hotheh,</p>
thesepohehehhasged</p>
greatlysiniddleages,started</p>
outtoheheathenandshotheadvantagesof</p>
apiousandrighteouslife.inthefirstplahurchhas</p>
grooorich.thepopeisnoloheshepherdofaflock</p>
ofhulechristians.helivesinavastpaladsurrounds</p>
hielfusien.</p>
hishesandchapelsareveredhneuresin</p>
orelikegreekgodsthanisstrictly</p>
necessary.hedivideshistiuneveweenaffairsof</p>
stateandart.theaffairsofstatetaketenpere.</p>
theotheiyperan</p>
statues,reer</p>
ho,therehearsalofanehearchbishopsand</p>
thecardinalsfollopleoftheirpope.thebishops</p>
trytoitatethearchbishops.thevillagepriests,however,</p>
havereinedfaithfultotheirduties.theykeeptheelves</p>
alooffroheheheathenishloveofbeauty</p>
andpleasure.theystayathenasterieswhere</p>
thenksseeohavefottentheiravoplicity</p>
andpovertyandliveashappilyastheydarehout</p>
uchofapublidal.</p>
finally,therearethenpeople.theyarech</p>
betteroffthantheyhaveeverbeenbefore.theyarere</p>