At a sign from the physician the child was led from the room. The
silence of deep and solemn emotion was preserved by all who remained;
nothing was heard but the suppressed sobs of the old man, and the faint,
retiring notes of the infant voice still singing its morning song. And
now one word, joyfully reiterated again and again, made all the burden
of the music--
'SAVED! SAVED!'
THE CONCLUSION. 'UBI THESAURUS IBI COR.'
Shortly after the opening of the provision markets outside the gates of
Rome, the Goths broke up their camp before the city and retired to
winter quarters in Tuscany. The negotiations which ensued between
Alaric and the Court and Government at Ravenna, were conducted with
cunning moderation by the conqueror, and with infatuated audacity by the
conquered, and ultimately terminated in a resumption of hostilities.
Rome was besiege and second and a third time by 'the barbarians'. On
the latter occasion the city was sacked, its palaces were burnt, its
treasures were seized; the monuments of the Christian religion were
alone respected.
Pages:
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
829
830