Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : C. Schribner's Sons · leaf 78
uredportal, adjoins the hospice, and shows little of interestwithin but the stone grotto containing the veneratedimage of Saint John, discovered in the third centuryby Saint Eusebius, Bishop of Vercelli. This grotto isprotected by an iron grating, and its dark recess twin-kles with silver hearts… … PENNINE ALPS cording to the local guide-book, it is equally fre-quented on the feasts of the Baptist and of the Evan-gelist. This uncertainty is not without its practicaladvantages; and one reads that the hospice is openthe year round, and that an excellent meal may al-ways be enjoyed in the…
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