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The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniXXVIII（第1页）

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ASIhavesaidabove，theplaguehadbrokenoutinRome;butthoughImustreturnalittlewayuponmysteps，Ishallnotthereforeabandonthemainpathofmyhistory.TherearrivedinRomeasurgeonofthehighestrenown，whowascalledMaestroGiaodaCarpi.Thisableman，inthecourseofhisotherpractice，undertookthemostdesperatecasesoftheso-calledFrenchdisease.InRomethiskindofillnessisverypartialtothepriests，andespeciallytotherichestoftheWhen，therefore，MaestroGiaohadmadehistalentsknown，heprofessedtoworkmiraclesinthetreatmentofsuchcasesbymeansofcertainfumigations;butheonlyundertookacureafterstipulatingforhisfees，whichhereckonednotbytens，butbyhundredsofcrowns.Hewasagreatconnoisseurintheartsofdesign.Chancingtopassonedaybeforemyshop，hesawalotofdrawingswhichIhadlaiduponthecounter，andamongthesewereseveraldesignsforlittlevasesinacapriciousstyle，whichIhadsketchedformyamusement.Thesevaseswereinquiteadifferentfashionfromanywhichhadbeenseenuptothatdate.HewasanxiousthatIshouldfinishoneortwoofthemforhiminsilver;andthisIdidwiththefullestsatisfaction，seeingtheyexactlysuitedmyownfancy.Thecleversurgeonpaidmeverywell，andyetthehonourwhichthevasesbroughtmewasworthahundredtimesasmuch;forthebestcraftsmeninthegoldsmithstradedeclaredtheyhadneverseenanythingmorebeautifulorbetterexecuted.

NosoonerhadIfinishedthemthanheshowedthemtothePope;andthenextdayfollowinghebetookhimselfawayfromRome.Hewasamanofmuchlearning，whousedtodiscoursewonderfullyaboutmedicine.ThePopewouldfainhavehadhiminhisservice，butherepliedthathewouldnottakeservicewithanybodyintheworld，andthatwhosohadneedofhimmightetoseekhimout.Hewasapersonofgreatsagacity，anddidwiselytogetoutofRome;fornotmanymonthsafterwards，allthepatientshehadtreatedgrewsoillthattheywereahundredtimesworseoffthanbeforehecame.Hewouldcertainlyhavebeenmurderedifhehadstopped.Heshowedmylittlevasestoseveralpersonsofquality;amongstothers，tothemostexcellentDukeofFerrara，andpretendedthathehadgotthemfromagreatlordinRome，bytellingthisnoblemanthatifhewantedtobecured，hemustgivehimthosetwovases;andthatthelordhadansweredthattheywereantique，andbesoughthimtoaskforanythingelsewhichitmightbeconvenientforhimtogive，providedonlyhewouldleavehimthose;but，accordingtohisownaccount，MaestroGiaomadeasthoughhewouldnotundertakethecure，andsohegotthe

IwastoldthisbyMesserAlbertoBendedioinFerrara，whowithgreatostentationshowedmesomeearthenwarecopieshepossessedoftheThereuponIlaughed，andasIsaidnothing，MesserAlbertoBendedio，whowasahaughtyman，flewintoarageandsaid:“Youarelaughingatthem，areyou?AndItellyouthatduringthelastthousandyearstherehasnotbeenbornamancapableofsomuchascopyingthe”Ithen，notcaringtodeprivethemofsoeminentareputation，keptsilence，andadmiredthemwithmutestupefaction.ItwassaidtomeinRomebymanygreatlords，someofwhomweremyfriends，thattheworkofwhichIhavebeenspeakingwas，intheiropinionofmarvellousexcellenceandgenuineantiquity;whereupon，emboldenedbytheirpraises，IrevealedthatIhadmadetheAstheywouldnotbelieveit，andasIwishedtoprovethatIhadspokentruth，Iwasobligedtobringevidenceandtomakenewdrawingsofthevases;formywordalonewasnotenough，inasmuchasMaestroGiaohadcunninglyinsisteduponcarryingofftheolddrawingswithhiBythislittlejobIearnedafairamountofmoney.

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