. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . 1 V .J ^\ffJ M fr^H?::&AS«gM;^fiaaaag^:. CALONICO CHURCH, NO. II. shattered into countless pieces. There is a fissure inthe cliff which suggests that at no very distant daysome more will follow, and I am afraid carry thechurch too. My favourite view of the church is fromthe other side of the small valley which separates itfrom the village, (see preceding page). Another verygood view is from closer up to the church. The curato of Calonico was very kind to me. We CALONICO. had long talks together. I could see it painedhim that I


. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . 1 V .J ^\ffJ M fr^H?::&AS«gM;^fiaaaag^:. CALONICO CHURCH, NO. II. shattered into countless pieces. There is a fissure inthe cliff which suggests that at no very distant daysome more will follow, and I am afraid carry thechurch too. My favourite view of the church is fromthe other side of the small valley which separates itfrom the village, (see preceding page). Another verygood view is from closer up to the church. The curato of Calonico was very kind to me. We CALONICO. had long talks together. I could see it painedhim that I was not a Catholic. He could never quiteget over this, but he was very good and was anxious to be assured that I was not one ofthose English who went about distributing tracts, andtrying to convert people. This of course was the lastthing I should have wished to do ; and when I toldhim so, he viewed me with sorrow, but henceforthwithout alarm. All the time I was with him I felt how much Iwished I could be a Catholic in Catholic countries, anda Protestant in Protestant ones. Surely there are


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