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 Here the persecution was stayed for the present; but another measure, the expulsion of the papacy from the kingdom, and the outlawry of any of those expelled if they attempted to return without leave, was in reserve for future emergencies. It depended on the pleasure of Madame Pisa-Vitri; for the circumstances of the time had made her the de facto ruler.