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NOWitpleasedmygloriousLordandimmortalGodthatatlastIbroughtthewholeworktopletion:andonacertainThursdaymorningIexposedittothepublicgaze.Immediately，beforethesunwasfullyintheheavens，thereassembledsuchamultitudeofpeoplethatnowordscoulddescribetheAllwithonevoicecontendedwhichshouldpraiseitmost.TheDukewasstationedatawindowlowuponthefirstfloorofthepalace，justabovetheentrance;there，halfhidden，heheardeverythingthefolkweresayingofmystatue.Afterlisteningthroughseveralhours，herosesoproudandhappyinhisheartthatheturnedtohisattendant，MesserSforza，andexclaimed:“Sforza，goandseekoutBenvenuto;tellhimfrommethathehasdelightedmefarmorethanIexpected:saytoothatIshallrewardhiminawaywhichwillastonishhim;sobidhimbeofgoodcourage.”

Induecourse，MesserSforzadischargedthisgloriousembassy，whichconsoledmegreatly.Ipassedahappyday，partlybecauseoftheDukesmessage，andalsobecausethefolkkeptpointingmeoutassomethingmarvellousandstrange.Amongthemanywhodidso，weretwogentlemen，deputedbytheViceroyofSicilytoourDukeonpublicbusiness.Nowthesetwoagreeablepersonsmetmeuponthepiazza:Ihadbeenshowntheminpassing，andnowtheymademonstroushastetocatchmeup;then，withcapsinhand，theyutteredanorationsoceremonious，thatitwouldhavebeenexcessiveforaPope.Ibowed，witheveryprotestationofhumility.Theymeanwhilecontinuedloadingmewithpliments，untilatlastIprayedthem，forkindnesssake，toleavethepiazzainmypany，becausethefolkwerestoppingandstaringatmemorethanatmyPerseus.Inthemidstofalltheseceremonies，theywentsofarastoproposethatIshouldetoSicily，andofferedtomaketermswhichshouldcontentme.TheytoldmehowFraGiovanAgnolodeServihadconstructedafountainforthem，pleteinallparts，anddecoratedwithamultitudeoffigures;butitwasnotinthesamegoodstyletheyrecognisedinPerseus，andyettheyhadheapedrichesontheman.Iwouldnotsufferthemtofinishalltheirspeeches，butanswered:“Yougivememuchcauseforwonder，seekingasyoudotomakemequittheserviceofaprincewhoisthegreatestpatronoftheartsthateverlived;andItoohereinmyownbirthplace，famousastheschoolofeveryartandscience!Oh，ifmysoulsdesirehadbeensetonlucre，IcouldhavestayedinFrance，withthatgreatmonarchFrancis，whogavemeathousandgoldencrownsayearforboard，andpaidmeinadditionthepriceofallmylabour.InhisserviceIgainedmorethanfourthousandgoldencrownstheyear.”

WiththeseandsuchlikewordsIcuttheirceremoniesshort，thankingthemforthehighpraisestheyhadbestoweduponme，whichwereindeedthebestrewardthatartistscouldreceivefortheirlabours.Itoldthemtheyhadgreatlystimulatedmyzeal，sothatIhoped，afterafewyearswerepassed，toexhibitanothermasterpiece，whichIdaredbelievewouldyieldfartruersatisfactiontoournobleschoolofFlorence.Thetwogentlemenwereeagertoresumethethreadoftheirplimentaryproposals，whereuponI，liftingmycapandmakingaprofoundbow，badethemapolitefarewell.

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