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LXXXVI

THEREwasonguardatthegateofPratoacertainLombardcaptain;hewasatruculentandstalwartfellow，ofincrediblycoarsespeech，whosepresumptionmatchedhisutterignorance.ThismanbeganatoncetoaskmewhatIwasaboutthere.Ipolitelyexhibitedmydrawings，andtookinfinitepainstomakehimunderstandmypurpose.Therudebrutekeptrollinghishead，andturningfirsttoonesideandthentotheother，shiftinghimselfuponhislegs，andtwirlinghisenormousmoustachios;thenhedrewhiscapdownoverhiseyesandroaredout:“Zounds!deucetakeit!Icanmakenothingofthisrigmarole.”AtlasttheanimalbecamesotiresomethatIsaid:“Leaveitthentome，whodounderstandit，”andturnedmyshoulderstogoaboutmybusiness.Atthishebegantothreatenmewithhishead，and，settinghislefthandonthepommelofhissword，tiltedthepointup，andexclaimed:“Hullo，mymaster!youwantperhapstomakemecrossbladeswithyou?”Ifacedroundingreatfury，forthemanhadstirredmyblood，andcriedout:“Itwouldbelesstroubletorunyouthroughthebodythantobuildthebastionofthisgate.”Inaninstantwebothsethandstoourswords，withoutquitedrawing;foranumberofhonestfolk，citizensofFlorence，andothersofthemcourtiers，camerunningup.Thegreaterpartofthemratedthecaptain，tellinghimthathewasinthewrong，thatIwasamantogivehimbackasgoodasIgot，andthatifthiscametotheDukesears，itwouldbetheworseforhiAccordinglyhewentoffonhisownbusiness，andIbeganwithmybastion.

Aftersettingthingsinorderthere，IproceededtotheotherlittlegateofArno，whereIfoundacaptainfromCesena，themostpolite，well-manneredmanIeverknewinthatprofession.Hehadtheairofagentleyounglady，butatneedhecouldprovehimselfoneoftheboldestandbloodiestfightersintheworld.Thisagreeablegentlemanobservedmesoattentivelythathemademebashfulandself-conscious;andseeingthathewantedtounderstandwhatIwasdoing，Icourteouslyexplainedmyplans.Sufficeittosay，thatweviedwitheachotherincivilities，whichmademedofarbetterwiththisbastionthanwiththeother.

IhadnearlyfinishedthetwobastionswhenaninroadofPieroStrozzispeoplestrucksuchterrorintothecountryfolkofPratothattheybegantoleaveitinabody，andalltheircarts，ladenwiththehouseholdgoodsofeachfamily，camecrowdingintothecity.Thenumberofthemwassoenormous，cartjostlingwithcart，andtheconfusionwassogreat，thatItoldtheguardstolookoutlestthesamemisadventureshouldhappenatthisgateashadoccurredatthegatesofTurin;forifwehadoncecausetolowertheportcullis，itwouldnotbeabletoperformitsfunctions，butmustinevitablysticksuspendedupononeofthewaggons.Whenthatbigbruteofacaptainheardthesewords，herepliedwithinsults，andIretortedinthesametone.Wewereonthepointofingtoafarworsequarrelthanbefore.However，thefolkkeptusasunder;andwhenIhadfinishedmybastions，Itouchedsomescoreofcrowns，whichIhadnotexpected，andwhichwereunmonlywele.SoIreturnedwithablithehearttofinishmyPerseus.

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