CHAPTER VIII

_HELBECK OF BANNISDALE_--CATHOLICS AND UNITARIANS--_ELEANOR_ AND THE VILLA BARBERINI, 1896-1900

Origins of _Helbeck_--Mrs. Ward at Levens Hall--Her Views on Roman Catholicism--Creighton and Henry James--Reception of _Helbeck_--Letter to Creighton--Mrs. Ward and the Unitarians--Origins of _Eleanor_--Mrs. Ward takes the Villa Barberini--Life at the Villa--Nemi--Her Feeling for Italy 143-164