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LXXXII

THEMISERABLEbargainIhadmadewithBindoAltoviti，losingmybustandleavinghimmycapitalforlife，taughtmewhatthefaithofmerchantsis;soIreturnedinbadspiritstoFlorence.IwentatoncetothepalacetopaymyrespectstotheDuke，whomIfoundtobeatCastellobeyondPonteaRifredi.InthepalaceImetMesserPierFrancescoRicci，themajordomo，andwhenIdrewnightopayhimtheusualpliments，heexclaimedwithmeasurelessastonishment:“Oh，areyoueback?”andwiththesameairofsurprise，clappinghishandstogether，hecried:“TheDukeisatCastello!”thenturnedhisbackandleftme.Icouldnotformtheleastideawhythebeastbehavedinsuchanextraordinarymannertome.

ProceedingatoncetoCastello，andenteringthegardenwheretheDukewas，Icaughtsightofhimatadistance;butnosoonerhadheseenmethanheshowedsignsofsurprise，andintimatedthatImightgoaboutmybusiness.IhadbeenreckoningthathisExcellencywouldtreatmewiththesamekindness，orevengreater，asbeforeIleftforRome;sonow，whenhereceivedmewithsuchrudeness.Iwentback，muchhurt，toFlorence.Whileresumingmyworkandpushingmystatueforward，IrackedmybrainstothinkwhatcouldhavebroughtaboutthissuddenchangeintheDukesmanner.ThecuriouswayinwhichMesserSforzaandsomeothergentlemenclosetohisExcellencyspersoneyedme，promptedmetoasktheformerwhatthematterwas.Heonlyrepliedwithasortofsmile:“Benvenuto，doyourbesttobeanhonestman，andhavenoconcernforanythingelse.”AfewdaysafterwardsIobtainedanaudienceoftheDuke，whoreceivedmewithakindofgrudginggrace，andaskedmewhatIhadbeendoingatRome.TothebestofmyabilityImaintainedtheconversation，andtoldhimthewholestoryaboutBindoAltovitisbust.Itwasevidentthathelistenedwithattention;soIwentontalkingaboutMichelAgnoloBuonarroti.Atthisheshoweddispleasure;butUrbinosstupidspeechabouttheflayingmadehimlaughaloud.Thenhesaid:“Well，itishewhosuffers!”andItookmyleave.

TherecanbenodoubtthatSerPierFrancesco，themajordomo，musthaveservedmesomeillturnwiththeDuke，whichdidnot，however，succeed;forGod，wholovesthetruth，protectedme，asHehatheversavedme，fromaseaofdreadfuldangers，andIhopewillsavemetilltheendofthismylife，howeverfulloftrialsitmaybe.Imarchforward，therefore，withagoodheart，sustainedalonebyHisdivinepower;norletmyselfbeterrifiedbyanyfuriousassaultoffortuneormyadversestars.MayonlyGodmaintainmeinHisgrace!

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