It was this justly acquired popularity, no doubt, which preserved him on his entrance from any bad reception at the hands of the mob, which had been so displeased but a moment before, and very little disposed to respect a cardinal on the very day when it was to elect a pope.
Ce fut sans doute cette popularité, acquise à si juste titre, qui le préserva, à son entrée, de tout mauvais accueil de la part de la cohue, si mécontente le moment d’auparavant, et fort peu disposée au respect d’un cardinal le jour même où elle allait élire un pape.