_It was simply a struggle for fresh air, in which, if the windows could not be opened, there was danger that panes would be broken, though painted with images of saints and martyrs. Light, coloured by these reverend effigies, was none the more respirable for being picturesque._ _For the information presented in the biographical records connected with the several chapters the publishers desire to express their indebtedness to "Who's Who."_…
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