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few minutes before twelve o'clock
The Cardinal Secretary told another story . The Deputy Rossi , who had been brought to Rome by the train from Genoa , which arrived punctually at 11.45 , had been rescued by a gang of ruffians at the station . The rescue had been prearranged , and the man had jumped into a coupé and driven off at a gallop . The coupé had gone down the Via Nazionale , and a few minutes before twelve o'clock it had been seen to turn into the Piazza Navona . It was by the accident that the Carabineers had followed in pursuit of the escaped prisoner that the murder had been discovered . Still the Pope said nothing . But his head was held down , and his soul was full of trouble .