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WHENhehadwoundupthissermon，agreeduponbeforehandwithhisdarlingMadamedEtampes，Ibentonelegupontheground，andkissedhiscoatabovetheknee.ThenIbeganmyspeechasfollows:“SacredMajesty，Iadmitthatallthatyouhavesaidistrue.Only，inreply，Iprotestthatmyhearthaseverbeen，bydayandnight，withallmyvitalforces，bentonservingyouandexecutingyourmands.IfitappearstoyourMajestythatmyactionscontradictthesewords，letyourMajestybesurethatBenvenutowasnotatfault，butratherpossiblymyevilfateoradversefortune，whichhasmademeunworthytoservethemostadmirableprincewhoeverblessedthisearth.ThereforeIcraveyourpardon.Iwasundertheimpression，however，thatyourMajestyhadgivenmesilverforonestatueonly;havingnomoreatmydisposal，Icouldnotexecuteothers;so，withthesurpluswhichremainedforuse，Imadethisvase，toshowyourMajestythegrandstyleoftheancients.Perhapsyouneverhadseenanythingofthesortbefore.Asforthesalt-cellar，Ithought，ifmymemorydoesnotbetrayme，thatyourMajestyononeoccasionorderedmetomakeitofyourownaccord.Theconversationfallinguponsomethingofthekindwhichhadbeenbroughtforyourinspection，IshowedyouamodelmadebymeinItaly;you，followingtheimpulseofyourownmindonly，hadathousandgoldenducatstoldoutformetoexecutethepiecewithal，thankingmeinadditionformyhint;andwhatismore，Iseemtorememberthatyoumendedmehighlywhenitwaspleted.Asregardsthedoor，itwasmyimpressionthat，afterwehadchancedtospeakaboutitatsometimeorother，yourMajestygaveorderstoyourchiefsecretary，M.Villerois，fromwhomtheorderpassedtoM.deMarmagneandM.delaFa，tothiseffect，thatallthesegentlemenshouldkeepmegoingatthework，andseethatIobtainedthenecessaryfunds.WithoutsuchmissionIshouldcertainlynothavebeenabletoadvancesogreatanundertakingonmyownresources.Asforthebronzeheads，thepedestalofJupiterandothersuch-likethings，IwillbeginbysayingthatIcastthoseheadsuponmyownaccount，inordertobeeacquaintedwithFrenchclays，ofwhich，asaforeigner，Ihadnopreviousknowledgewhatsoever.UnlessIhadmadetheexperiment，Icouldnothavesetaboutcastingthoselargeworks.Now，touchingthepedestals，IhavetosaythatImadethembecauseIjudgedthemnecessarytothestatues.Consequently，inallthatIhavedone，Imeanttoactforthebest，andatnopointtoswervefromyourMajestysexpressedwishes.ItisindeedtruethatIsetthathugeColossusuptosatisfymyowndesire，payingforitfrommyownpurse，eventothepointwhichithasreached，becauseIthoughtthat，youbeingthegreatKingyouare，andIthetriflingartistthatIam，itwasmydutytoerectforyourgloryandmyownastatue，thelikeofwhichtheancientsneversaw.Now，atthelast，havingbeentaughtthatGodisnotinclinedtomakemeworthyofsogloriousaservice，IbeseechyourMajesty，insteadofthenoblerepenseyouhadinmindtogivemeformylabours，bestowuponmeonlyonesmalltrifleofyourfavour，andtherewiththeleavetoquityourkingdoAtthisinstant，ifyoucondescendtomyrequest，IshallreturntoItaly，alwaysthankingGodandyourMajestyforthehappyhourswhichIhavepassedinservingyou.”

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