“What is that?”
“That you help me to give up all that I have now and finally abdicate in favor of the prince.”
“You will not have such a promise from me, now or ever. It is unthinkable, meaningless.”
Luigi was momentarily confused, but immediately resumed his position, albeit with some effort.
"I desire it more than anything else in the world," he insisted in a barely perceptible voice.
The abbot understood that the king's resistance had indeed reached the extreme.
“Majesty be forgiven and receive God's forgiveness. Now the confession is really over,” he said in a tone that allowed no answer.
The king struggled to his feet and the confessor had to support him for a moment.
They came out of the chapel. From the windows that opened on the inner courtyards there was a strong and brill
