Was not allowed to go to school on account of going to bed so late, or rather so early in the morning. Though Mam and Pappie hadn’t much time, Fr. Pat gave us some great accounts about Italy. On the whole, he was rather disappointed with Rome, but Florence, Assisi and some other cities, he said, were glorious. The Papal Swiss Guards and Chamberlain, whose costumes were designed by Michael Angelo, are wonderful. Fr. Pat had an audience with the Pope, who, he said, is a beautiful and saintly priest. Fr. Pat brought home scores of cards and gallery catalogues of Rome and Florence. He brought me some 25 splendid stamps which I hadn’t and I am getting a set of the new St. Francis Assisi. It was really kind of him to think of me in Rome. He had to leave for Dunmanway at 5. – I am having a riotous time lately, and though I enjoyed the different events immensely still I feel like a fish out of water when not doing my routine work. – Went to doctor, got drops, and had my eyes tested, and throat, and have great news that I needn’t get my tonsils out. Had radishes for tea to celebrate it. Got lovely stamps and ‘fagas’ from poor Julia yesterday morning. It is awfully kind of her.
