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WHILEIwasworkingatthispiece，Lucagnolo，ofwhoseabilityIhavebeforespoken，showedconsiderablediscontent，tellingmeoverandoveragainthatImightacquirefarmoreprofitandhonourbyhelpinghimtoexecutelargeplate，asIhaddoneatfirst.Imadehimanswerthat，wheneverIchose，Ishouldalwaysbecapableofworkingatgreatsilverpieces;butthatthingslikethatonwhichIwasnowengagedwerenotmissionedeveryday;andbesidetheirbringingnolesshonourthanlargesilverplate，therewasalsomoreprofittobemadebytheHelaughedmeintheface，andsaid:“Waitandsee，Benvenuto;forbythetimethatyouhavefinishedthatworkofyours，Iwillmakehastetohavefinishedthisvase，whichItookinhandwhenyoudidthejewel;andthenexperienceshallteachyouwhatprofitIshallgetfrommyvase，andwhatyouwillgetfromyourornament.”IansweredthatIwasverygladindeedtoenterintosuchapetitionwithsogoodacraftsmanashewas，becausetheendwouldshowwhichofuswasmistaken.Accordinglyboththeoneandtheotherofus，withascornfulsmileuponourlips，bentourheadsingrimearnesttothework，whichbothwerenowdesirousofacplishing;sothatafterabouttendays，eachhadfinishedhisundertakingwithgreatdelicacyandartisticskill.

Lucagnoloswasahugesilverpiece，usedatthetableofPopeClement，intowhichheflungawaybitsofboneandtherindofdiversfruits，whileeating;anobjectofostentationratherthannecessity.Thevasewasadornedwithtwofinehandles，togetherwithmanymasks，bothsmallandgreat，andmassesoflovelyfoliage，inasexquisiteastyleofeleganceascouldbeimagined;onseeingwhichIsaiditwasthemostbeautifulvasethateverIseteyeson.Thinkinghehadconvincedme，Lucagnoloreplied:“Yourworkseemstomenolessbeautiful，butweshallsoonperceivethedifferencebetweenthetwo.”SohetookhisvaseandcarriedittothePope，whowasverywellpleasedwithit，andorderedatoncethatheshouldbepaidattheordinaryrateofsuchlargeplate.MeanwhileIcarriedminetoMadonnaPorzia，wholookedatitwithastonishment，andtoldmeIhadfarsurpassedmypromise.ThenshebademeaskformyrewardwhateverIliked;foritseemedtohermydesertwassogreatthatifIcravedacastleshecouldhardlyrepenseme;butsincethatwasnotinherhandstobestow，sheaddedlaughingthatImustbegwhatlaywithinherpower.IansweredthatthegreatestrewardIcoulddesireformylabourwastohavesatisfiedherladyship.Then，smilinginmyturn，andbowingtoher，Itookmyleave，sayingIwantednorewardbutthat.SheturnedtotheRomanladyandsaid:“Youseethatthequalitieswediscernedinhimarepaniedbyvirtues，andnotvices.”Theybothexpressedtheiradmiration，andthenMadonnaPorziacontinued:“FriendBenvenuto，haveyouneverhearditsaidthatwhenthepoorgivetotherich，thedevillaughs?”Ireplied:“Quitetrue!andyet，inthemidstofallhistroubles，Ishouldlikethistimetoseehimlaugh;”andasItookmyleave，shesaidthatthistimeshehadnowilltobestowonhimthatfavour.

WhenIcamebacktotheshop，Lucagnolohadthemoneyforhisvaseinapaperpacket;andonmyarrivalhecriedout:“Comeandparethepriceofyourjewelwiththepriceofmyplate.”Isaidthathemustleavethingsastheyweretillthenextday，becauseIhopedthatevenasmyworkinitskindwasnotlessexcellentthanhis，soIshouldbeabletoshowhimquiteanequalpriceforit.

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