A young American arrives in Rome on a late, cold train and is soon admitted to the Cabala, a tiny, powerful society of aristocrats who live as though the old faith and old order still ruled. He watches the troubled youth Marcantonio, the brilliant Alix, the devout Astrée-Luce and her worldly Cardinal, and begins to suspect what these people truly are.
Wilder’s elegant first novel from 1926, a witty prelude to The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Download the free EPUB.