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34 The Pope at 7:00 p.m. Does the Pope sit alone with a china plate of spumoni and a glass of white wine? When it is all quiet from theology, does he read humility reports from Mother Superiors or check the scholastic progress of native clergy from African places? Does the Pope think on charity and decide to give away what the Vatican reaps? At 7:15 does he think of the library’s collection of pornographic literature? Does he wonder if he could give it away? Does he ever eat too much lasagna or spill sauce on his small white shoes? At 7:45 does he want to get undressed? Does the Pope have pajamas, a nightshirt, or nothing? If he’s sleepy, does he nod and tip his glass or must he read to fall asleep? 35 Does he read in American or Latin, or does he have a clock alarm from somebody as a present? Or a television— does the Pope know the Dating Game? Or does he just sit there in the quiet wondering what other people do? ...

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