Henrietta and Alexandra
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gley,Effner,RobertAdamandCarloMarchionni,aswellasherownmanner.ShewasworkingonaruinforaparkinTempe,Arizona,consistingofaruinedwallnicelydisintegratedatthetopandoneend,twoclassicalcolumnsuprightandonefallen,vines,andanumberofbrokenurns.Theurnsweredifficultbecauseitwasnecessarytoproducethemfromintacturnsandtheworkmenatthesitewereoftenreluctanttodoviolencetotheurns.Sometimesshepretendedtolosehertemper."Hurlthebloodyurn,Umberto!"
Alexandralookedatherselfinthemirror.Sheadmiredherbreasts,herbelly,andherlegs,whichwere,shefelt,herbestfeature.
"NowIwillgointotheotherroomandastonishHenrietta,whoisalsobeautiful."
Henriettastoodupand,withaheavingmotion,threwthemanuscriptofhernovelintothefire.Themanuscriptofthenovelshehadbeenworkingonceaselessly,nightandday,forthelasttenyears.
"Alexandra!Arentyougoingtorushtothefireandpullthemanuscriptofmynoveloutofit?"
"No."
Henriettarushedtothefireandpulledthemanuscriptoutofit.Onlythefirstandlastpageswerefullyburned,andluckily,sherememberedwhatwaswrittenthere.
HenriettadecidedthatAlexandradidnotloveherenough.Andhowcouldnuancesofdespairbeexpressedifyoucouldntthrowyournovelintothefiresafely?
AlexandrawassendingapetitiontoRome.Shewantedheroldmarriage,adimmarriagetenyearsoldtoamannamedBlackDog,annulled.AlexandrareadtherulesaboutsendingpetitionstoRometoHenrietta.
"AllapplicationstobesenttoRomeshouldbewrittenongoodpaper,andadoublesheet,8?inchesx10?inches,shouldbeemployed.Thewritingofpetitionsshouldbedonewithinkofagoodquality,thatwillremainlegibleforalongtime.PetitionsaregenerallycomposedintheLatinlanguage,buttheuseoftheFrenchandItalianlanguagesisalsopermissible.
"ThefundamentalruletobeobservedisthatallpetitionsmustbeaddressedtothePope,who,directlyorindirectly,grantstherequestedfavors.HencetheregulationformofaddressinallpetitionsreadsBeatissimePater.FollowingthisthepetitionopenswiththecustomarydeferentialphraseadpedesSanctitatisVestraehumillimeprovolutus.Theconcludingformulaisindicatedbyitsopeningwords:EtDeusexpressingtheprayerofblessingwhichthegratefulpetitioneraddressesinadvancetoGodfortheexpectedfavor.
"Afterintroduction,bodyandconclusionofthepetitionhavebeendulydrawn,thesheetisevenlyfoldedlength-wise,andonitsback,totherightofthefoldline,areinditedthedateofthepresentationandthepetitionersname.
"Thepresentationofpetitionsisgenerallymadethroughanagent,whosenameisinscribedintheright-handcorneronthebackofthepetition.Thissignatureisnecessarybecausetheagentwillcallforthegrant,andtheCongregationsdeliverrescriptstonoonebuttheagentwhosenameisthusrecorded.Theagents,furthermore,paythefeeandtaxesfortherequestedrescriptsoffavor,giveanynecessaryexplanationsandcommentsthatmayberequired,andareatalltimesintouchwiththeauthoritiesinordertocorrectanymistakesordefectsinthepetitions.BetweenthehoursofnineandoneoclocktheagentsgatherintheofficesoftheCurialadminist
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