De là les choses qu’il a faites, et qui lui ont valu cette cruelle réputation dans toute l’Italie ; mais ce qu’on ne sait pas, c’est que, lorsque l’opinion publique vint l’éclairer sur le procès du comte Palanza, il s’imposa pour pénitence de vivre au pain et à l’eau pendant treize semaines, autant de semaines qu’il y a de lettres dans les noms Davide Palanza.
This accounts for the things he has done, things which have won him that cruel reputation throughout Italy; but what is not generally known is that, when public opinion had succeeded in enlightening him as to the trial of Conte Palanza, he set himself the penance of living upon bread and water for thirteen weeks, the same number of weeks as there are letters in the name Davide Palanza.