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LXXXIV

THEDUKEwasnowawarethatallmypreviousspeecheshadbeen，asitwere，forcedoutofme.Soherejoined:“Ifyouhaveconfidenceinme，youneednotstandinfearofanythingwhatever.”Iremenced:“Alas!mylord，whatcanpreventthisingtotheearsoftheDuchess?”TheDukeliftedhishandinsignoftroth-pledge，andexclaimed:“Beassuredthatwhatyousaywillbeburiedinadiamondcasket!”TothisengagementuponhonourIrepliedbytellingthetruthaccordingtomyjudgment，namely，thatthepearlswerenotworthabovetwothousandcrowns.TheDuchess，thinkingwehadstoppedtalking，forwenowwerespeakinginaslowavoiceaspossible，cameforward，andbeganasfollows:“Mylord，dome，thefavourtopurchasethisnecklace，becauseIhavesetmyheartonthem，andyourBenvenutoherehassaidheneversawafinerrowofpearls.”TheDukereplied:“Idonotchoosetobuythe”“Why，mylord，willnotyourExcellencygratifymebybuyingthem?”“BecauseIdonotcaretothrowmymoneyoutofthewindow.”TheDuchessremenced:“Whatdoyoumeanbythrowingyourmoneyaway，whenBenvenuto，inwhomyouplacesuchwell-meritedconfidence，hastoldmethattheywouldbecheapatoverthreethousandcrowns?”ThentheDukesaid;“Mylady!myBenvenutoherehastoldmethat，ifIpurchasethisnecklace，Ishallbethrowingmymoneyaway，inasmuchasthepearlsareneitherroundnorwell-matched，andsomeofthemarequitefaded.Toprovethatthisisso，lookhere!lookthere!considerthisoneandthenthat.Thenecklaceisnotthesortofthingforme.”AtthesewordstheDuchesscastaglanceofbitterspiteatme，andretiredwithathreateningnodofherheadinmydirection.IfelttemptedtopackoffatonceandbidfarewelltoItaly.YetmyPerseusbeingallbutfinished，Ididnotliketoleavewithoutexposingittopublicview.ButIaskeveryonetoconsiderinwhatagrievousplightIfoundmyself!

TheDukehadgivenorderstohisportersinmypresence，thatifIappearedatthepalace，theyshouldalwaysadmitmethroughhisapartmentstotheplacewherehemighthappentobe.TheDuchessmandedthesamemen，wheneverIshowedmyfaceatthatpalace，todrivemefromitsgates.Accordingly，nosoonerdidIpresentmyself，thanthesefellowslefttheirdoorsandbademebegone;atthesametimetheytookgoodcarelesttheDukeshouldperceivewhattheywereafter;forifhecaughtsightofmebeforethosewretches，heeithercalledme，orbeckonedtometoadvance.

AtthisjuncturetheDuchesssentforBernardone，thebroker，ofwhomshehadsooftenplainedtome，abusinghisgood-for-nothingnessandutterworthlessness.Shenowconfidedinhimasshehadpreviouslydoneinme.Hereplied:“Myprincess，leavethematterinmyhands.”ThentherascalpresentedhimselfbeforetheDukewiththatnecklaceinhishands.NosoonerdidtheDukeseteyesonhimthanhebadehimbegone.Buttherogueliftedhisbiguglyvoice，whichsoundedlikethebrayingofanassthroughhishugenose，andspoketothiseffect:“Ah!mydearlord，forHeavenssakebuythisnecklaceforthepoorDuchess，whoisdyingtohaveit，andcannotindeedlivewithoutit.”ThefellowpouredforthsomuchofthisstupidnonsensicalstuffthattheDukespatiencewasexhausted，andhecried:“Oh，getawaywithyou，orblowyourchapsouttillIsmackthem!”Theknaveknewverywellwhathewasafter;forifbyblowingouthischeeksorsingingLaBellaFrances-china，hecouldbringtheDuketomakethatpurchase，thenhegainedthegoodgraceoftheDuchess，andtoboothisownmission，whichrosetosomehundredsofcrowns.Consequentlyhedidblowouthischaps.TheDukesmackedthemwithseveralheartyboxes，and，inordertogetridofhim，struckratherharderthanhiswontwas.Thesoundblowsuponhischeeksnotonlyreddenedthemabovetheirnaturalpurple，butalsobroughttearsintohiseyes.Allthesame，whilesmarting，hebegantocry:“Lo!mylord，afaithfulservantofhisprince，whotriestoactrightly，andiswillingtoputupwithanysortofbadtreatment，providedonlythatpoorladyhaveherheartsdesire!”TheDuketiredoftheribaldfellow，eithertorepensethecuffswhichhehaddealthim，orfortheDuchesssake，whomhewasevermostinclinedtogratify，criedout:“Getawaywithyou，withGodscurseonyou!Go，makethebargain;IamwillingtodowhatmyladyDuchesswishes.”

FromthisincidentwemaylearntoknowhowevilFortuneexertsherrageagainstapoorright-mindedman，andhowthestrumpetLuckcanhelpamiserablerascal.IlostthegoodgracesoftheDuchessonceandforever，andtherebywentclosetohavingtheDukesprotectiontakenfromme.Heacquiredthatthumpingfeeforhismission，andtoboottheirfavour.Thusitwillnotserveusinthisworldtobemerelymenofhonestyandtalent.

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