He said I'd be worth a million wise men to you. I shall study this apotheosis with unwearied interest, I foresee it. His Holiness thought you must have a sense of humor. Or that you must be an optimist. I am afraid your Holy Pope is a most unholy cynic.
Any fool knows that.
But I am not a fool. Your logic is irrefutable. That's certainly plain enough. You jest, but your voice trembles. Marco is freed.