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WHILEIwasstillengageduponthereverseofthismedal，theCardinalsentmelettersbiddingmeprepareformyjourney，sincetheKinghadaskedafterme.Hisnextmunicationwouldcontainfulldetailsrespectingallthathehadpromised.Accordingly，Ihadmyjugandbasinpackedup，aftershowingthemtotheDuke.NowaFerraresegentlemannamedAlbertoBendediowastheCardinalsagent，andhehadbeentwelveyearsconfinedtohishouse，withoutonceleavingit，byreasonofsomephysicalinfirmity.Onedayhesentinavasthurryforme，sayingImusttakethepostatonce，inordertopresentmyselfbeforetheKingofFrance，whohadeagerlybeenaskingforme，undertheimpressionthatIwasinFrance.Bywayofapology，theCardinaltoldhimthatIwasstaying，slightlyindisposed，inhisabbeyatLyons，butthathewouldhavemebroughtimmediatelytohisMajesty.ThereforeImustlosenotime，buttravelwiththepost.

NowMesserAlbertowasamanofsterlingworth，butproud，andillnesshadmadehishaughtytemperinsupportable.AsIhavejustsaid，hebademetogetreadyonthespotandtakethejourneybythemonpost.Isaidthatitwasnotthecustomtopursuemyprofessioninthepost，andthatifIhadtogo，itwasmyintentiontomakeeasystagesandtotakewithmetheworkmenAscanioandPagolo，whomIhadbroughtfromRome.Moreover，Iwantedaservantonhorsebacktobeatmyorders，andmoneysufficientformycostsupontheway.Theinfirmoldmanreplied，uponatoneofmightyhaughtiness，thatthesonsofdukeswerewonttotravelasIhaddescribed，andinnootherfashion.IretortedthatthesonsofmyarttravelledinthewayIhadinformedhim，andthatnotbeingadukesson，Iknewnothingaboutthecustomsofsuchfolk;ifhetreatedmetolanguagewithwhichmyearswereunfamiliar，Iwouldnotgoatall;theCardinalhavingbrokenfaithwithme，andsuchscurvywordshavingbeenspoken，IshouldmakemyminduponceforalltotakenofurthertroublewiththeFerrarese.ThenIturnedmyback，and，hethreatening，Igrumbling，tookmyleave.

InextwenttotheDukewithmymedal，whichwasfinished.HereceivedmewiththehighestmarksofhonourandesteeItseemsthathehadgivenorderstoMesserGirolamoGiliolotorewardmeformylabourwithadiamondringworthtwohundredcrowns，whichwastobepresentedbyFiaschino，hischamberlain.Accordingly，thisfellow，ontheeveningafterIhadbroughtthemedal，atonehourpastnightfall，handedmearingwithadiamondofshowyappearance，andspokeasfollowsonthepartofhismaster:“TakethisdiamondasaremembranceofhisExcellency，toadorntheuniqueartistshandwhichhasproducedamasterpieceofsosingularmerit.”Whendaybroke，Iexaminedthering，andfoundthestonetobeamiserablethindiamond，worthabouttencrowns.IfeltsurethattheDukehadnotmeanttoacpanysuchmagnificentplimentswithsotriflingagift，butthathemusthaveintendedtorewardmehandsomely.Beingthenconvincedthatthetrickproceededfromhisrogueofatreasurer，Igavetheringtoafriendofmine，begginghimtoreturnittothechamberlain，Fiaschino，ashebestcould.ThemanIchosewasBernardoSaliti，whoexecutedhismissionadmirably.Fiaschinocameatoncetoseeme，anddeclared，withvehementexpostulations，thattheDukewouldtakeitveryillifIrefusedapresenthehadmeantsokindly;perhapsIshouldhavetorepentofmywaywardness.IansweredthattheringhisExcellencyhadgivenmewasworthabouttencrowns，andthattheworkIhaddoneforhimwasworthmorethantwohundred.Wishing，however，toshowhisExcellencyhowhighlyIesteemedhiscourtesy，Ishouldbehappyifhebestowedonmeonlyoneofthoseringsforthecramp，whichefromEnglandandareworthtenpence.IwouldtreasurethatsolongasIlivedinremembranceofhisExcellency，togetherwiththehonourablemessagehehadsentme;forIconsideredthatthesplendidfavoursofhisExcellencyhadamplyrepensedmypains，whereasthatpaltrystoneinsultedtheThisspeechannoyedtheDukesomuchthathesentforhistreasurer，andscoldedhimmoresharplythanhehadeverdonebefore.Atthesametimehegavemeorders，underpainofhisdispleasure，nottoleaveFerrarawithoutdulyinforminghim;andmandedthetreasurertopresentmewithadiamonduptothreehundredcrownsinvalue.Themiserlyofficialfoundastonerisingatrifleabovesixtycrowns，andletitbeheardthatitwasworthupwardsoftwohundred.

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