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WELL，then，toreturntomyaffairs.Whencertaindecisionsofthecourtweresentmebythoselawyers，andIperceivedthatmycausehadbeenunjustlylost，IhadrecourseformydefencetoagreatdaggerwhichIcarried;forIhavealwaystakenpleasureinkeepingfineweapons.ThefirstmanIattackedwastheplaintiffwhohadsuedme;andoneeveningIwoundedhiminthelegsandarmssoseverely，takingcare，however，nottokillhim，thatIdeprivedhimoftheuseofbothhislegs.ThenIsoughtouttheotherfellowwhohadbroughtthesuit，andusedhimalsoinsuchwisethathedroppedit.

ReturningthankstoGodforthisandeveryotherdispensation，andhopingtobeleftawhilewithoutworries，Ibadetheyoungmenofmyhousehold，especiallytheItalians，forGodssaketoattendeachdiligentlytotheworkIsethim，andtohelpmetillsuchtimeasIcouldfinishthethingsIhadinhand.Ithoughttheymightsoonbepleted，andthenImeanttoreturntoItaly，beingnolongerabletoputupwiththerogueriesofthoseFrenchmen;thegoodKingtoo，ifheoncegrewangry，mightbringmeintomischiefformanyofmyactsinself-defence.IwilldescribewhotheseItalianswere;thefirst，andtheoneIlikedbest，wasAscanio，fromTagliacozzointhekingdomofNaples;thesecondwasPagolo，aRomanofsuchhumbleoriginthathedidnowknowhisownfather.ThesewerethetwomenwhohadbeenwithmeinRome，andwhomIhadtakenwithmeonthejourney.AnotherRomanhadalsoeonpurposetoentermyservice;hetooborethenameofPagolo，andwasthesonofapoornoblemanofthefamilyoftheMacaroni;hehadsmallacquirementsinourart，butwasanexcellentandcourageousswordsman.IhadanotherfromFerraracalledBartolommeoChioccia.TherewasalsoanotherfromFlorencenamedPagoloMicceri;hisbrother，nicknamed“IlGatta，”wasacleverclerk，buthadspenttoomuchmoneyinmanagingthepropertyofTommasoGuadagni，averywealthymerchant.ThisGattaputinorderformethebooksinwhichIwrotetheaccountsofhismostChristianMajestyandmyotheremployers.NowPagoloMicceri，havinglearnedhowtokeepthemfromhisbrother，wentondoingthisworkformeinreturnforaliberalsalary.Heappeared，sofarasIcouldjudge，tobeaveryhonestlad，forInoticedhimtobedevout，andwhenIheardhimsometimesmutteringpsalms，andsometimestellinghisbeads，Ireckonedmuchuponhisfeignedvirtue.

AccordinglyIcalledthefellowapartandsaidtohim，“Pagolo，mydearestbrother，youknowwhatagoodplaceyouhavewithme，andhowyouhadformerlynothingtodependon;besides，youareaFlorentine.IhavealsothegreaterconfidenceinyoubecauseIobservethatyouarepiousandreligious，whichisathingthatpleasesme.Ibegyouthereforetoassistme，forIcannotputthesametrustinanyofyourpanions:sothenIshallaskyoutokeepwatchovertwomattersofthehighestimportance，whichmightproveasourceofmuchannoyancetome.Inthefirstplace，Iwantyoutoguardmypropertyfrombeingstolen，andnottouchityourself.Inthenextplace，youknowthatpooryounggirl，Caterina;Ikeepherprincipallyformyartssake，sinceIcannotdowithoutamodel;butbeingamanalso，Ihaveusedherformypleasures，anditispossiblethatshemaybearmeachild.NowIdonotwanttomaintainanothermansbastards，norwillIsitdownundersuchaninsult.Ifanyoneinthishousehadtheaudacitytoattemptanythingofthesort，andIweretobeeawareofit，IverilybelievethatIshouldkillbothherandhiAccordingly，dearbrother，Ientreatyoutobemyhelper;shouldyounoticeanything，tellitmeatonce;forIamsuretosendherandhermotherandherfellowtothegallows.Beyouthefirstuponyourwatchagainstfallingintothissnare.”Therascalmadeasignofthecrossfromhisheadtohisfeetandcriedout:“OblessedJesus!Godpreservemefromeverthinkingofsuchathing!Inthefirstplace，Iamnotgiventothoseevilways;inthenextplace，doyouimagineIamignorantofyourgreatbenefitstowardme?”WhenIheardthesewords，whichheutteredwithallappearanceofsimplicityandaffectionforme，Ibelievedthatmattersstoodpreciselyasheasserted.

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