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LXXVI

NOsoonerhadIgottobed，thanIorderedmyserving-maidstocarryfoodandwineforallthemenintotheworkshop;atthesametimeIcried:“Ishallnotbealivetomorrow.”Theytriedtoencourageme，arguingthatmyillnesswouldpassover，sinceitcamefromexcessivefatigue.InthiswayIspenttwohoursbattlingwiththefever，whichsteadilyincreased，andcallingoutcontinually:“IfeelthatIamdying.”Myhousekeeper，whowasnamedMonaFioredaCasteldelRio，averynotablemanagerandnolesswarm-hearted，keptchidingmeformydiscouragement;but，ontheotherhand，shepaidmeeverykindattentionwhichwaspossible.However，thesightofmyphysicalpainandmoraldejectionsoaffectedher，that，inspiteofthatbraveheartofhers，shecouldnotrefrainfromsheddingtears;andyet，sofarasshewasable，shetookgoodcareIshouldnotseetheWhileIwasthusterriblyafflicted，Ibeheldthefigureofamanentermychamber，twistedinhisbodyintotheformofacapitalS.Heraisedalamentable，dolefulvoice，likeonewhoannouncestheirlasthourtomencondemnedtodieuponthescaffold，andspokethesewords:“OBenvenuto!yourstatueisspoiled，andthereisnohopewhateverofsavingit.”NosoonerhadIheardtheshriekofthatwretchthanIgaveahowlwhichmighthavebeenheardfromthesphereofflame.Jumpingfrommybed，Iseizedmyclothesandbegantodress.Themaids，andmylads，andeveryonewhocamearoundtohelpme，gotkicksorblowsofthefist，whileIkeptcryingoutinlamentation:“Ah!traitors!enviers!Thisisanactoftreason，donebymaliceprepense!ButIswearbyGodthatIwillsiftittothebottom，andbeforeIdiewillleavesuchwitnesstotheworldofwhatIcandoasshallmakeascoreofmortalsmarvel.”

WhenIhadgotmyclotheson，Istrodewithsoulbentonmischieftowardtheworkshop;thereIbeheldthemen，whomIhadlefterewhileinsuchhighspirits，standingstupefiedanddowncast.Ibeganatonceandspoke:“Upwithyou!Attendtome!SinceyouhavenotbeenableorwillingtoobeythedirectionsIgaveyou，obeymenowthatIamwithyoutoconductmyworkinperson.Letnoonecontradictme，forincaseslikethisweneedtheaidofhandandhearing，notofadvice.”WhenIhadutteredthesewords，acertainMaestroAlessandroLastricatibrokesilenceandsaid:“Lookyou，Benvenuto，youaregoingtoattemptanenterprisewhichthelawsofartdonotsanction，andwhichcannotsucceed.”Iturneduponhimwithsuchfuryandsofullofmischief，thatheandalltherestofthemexclaimedwithonevoice:“Onthen!Giveorders!Wewillobeyyourleastmands，solongaslifeisleftinus.”IbelievetheyspokethusfeelinglybecausetheythoughtImustfallshortlydeadupontheground.Iwentimmediatelytoinspectthefurnace，andfoundthatthemetalwasallcurdled;anaccidentwhichweexpressby“beingcaked.”Itoldtwoofthehandstocrosstheroad，andfetchfromthehouseofthebutcherCaprettaaloadofyoungoak-wood，whichhadlaindryforaboveayear;thiswoodhadbeenpreviouslyofferedmebyMadameGinevra，wifeofthesaidCapretta.Sosoonasthefirstarmfulsarrived，Ibegantofillthegratebeneaththefurnace.Nowoak-woodofthatkindheatsmorepowerfullythananyothersortoftree;andforthisreason，whereaslowfireiswanted，asinthecaseofgun-foundry，alderorpineispreferred.Accordingly，whenthelogstookfire，oh!howthecakebegantostirbeneaththatawfulheat，toglowandsparkleinablaze!AtthesametimeIkeptstirringupthechannels，andsentmenupontherooftostoptheconflagration，whichhadgatheredforcefromtheincreasedbustioninthefurnace;alsoIcausedboards，carpets，andotherhangingstobesetupagainstthegarden，inordertoprotectusfromtheviolenceoftherain.

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