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WHILEIwaspushingforwardSalamancasvase，Ihadonlyonelittleboyashelp，whomIhadtakenattheentreatyoffriends，andhalfagainstmyownwill，tobemyworkman.Hewasaboutfourteenyearsofage，borethenameofPaulino，andwassontoaRomanburgess，wholivedupontheineofhisproperty.Paulinowasthebest-mannered，themosthonest，andthemostbeautifulboyIeversawinmywholelife.Hismodestwaysandactions，togetherwithhissuperlativebeautyandhisdevotiontomyself，bredinmeasgreatanaffectionforhimasamansbreastcanhold.Thispassionateloveledmeoftentimestodelighttheladwithmusic;forIobservedthathismarvellousfeatures，whichbyplexionworeatoneofmodestmelancholy，brightenedup，andwhenItookmycornet，brokeintoasmilesolovelyandsosweet，thatIdonotmarvelatthesillystorieswhichtheGreekshavewrittenaboutthedeitiesofheaven.Indeed，ifmyboyhadlivedinthosetimes，hewouldprobablyhaveturnedtheirheadsstillmore.Hehadasister，namedFaustina，morebeautiful，Iverilybelieve，thanthatFaustinaaboutwhomtheoldbooksgossipso.Sometimeshetookmetotheirvineyard，and，sofarasIcouldjudge，itstruckmethatPaulinosgoodfatherwouldhaveweledmeasason-in-law.ThisaffairledmetoplaymorethanIwasusedtodo.

IthappenedatthattimethatoneGiangiaoofCesena，amusicianinthePopesband，andaveryexcellentperformer，sentwordthroughLorenzo，thetrumpeterofLucca，whoisnowinourDukesservice，toinquirewhetherIwasinclinedtohelpthematthePopesFerragosto，playingsopranowithmycornetinsomemotetsofgreatbeautyselectedbythemforthatoccasion.AlthoughIhadthegreatestdesiretofinishthevaseIhadbegun，yet，sincemusichasawondrouscharmofitsown，andalsobecauseIwishedtopleasemyoldfather，IconsentedtojointheDuringeightdaysbeforethefestivalwepractisedtwohoursadaytogether;thenonthefirstofAugustwewenttotheBelvedere，andwhilePopeClementwasattable，weplayedthosecarefullystudiedmotetssowellthathisHolinessprotestedhehadneverheardmusicmoresweetlyexecutedorwithbetterharmonyofparts.HesentforGiangiao，andaskedhimwhereandhowhehadprocuredsoexcellentacornetforsoprano，andinquiredparticularlywhoIwas.Giangiaotoldhimmynameinfull.WhereuponthePopesaid:“So，then，heisthesonofMaestroGiovanni?”OnbeingassuredIwas，thePopeexpressedhiswishtohavemeinhisservicewiththeotherbandsmen.Giangiaoreplied:“MostblessedFather，Icannotpretendforcertainthatyouwillgethim，forhisprofession，towhichhedevoteshimselfassiduously，isthatofagoldsmith，andheworksinitmiraculouslywell，andearnsbyitfarmorethanhecoulddobyplaying.”TothisthePopeadded:“IamthebetterinclinedtohimnowthatIfindhimpossessorofatalentmorethanIexpected.Seethatheobtainsthesamesalaryastherestofyou;andtellhimfrommetojoinmyservice，andthatIwillfindworkenoughbythedayforhimtodoinhisothertrade.”Thenstretchingouthishand，hegavehimahundredgoldencrownsoftheCamerainahandkerchief，andsaid:“Dividethesesothathemaytakehisshare.”

WhenGiangiaoleftthePope，hecametous，andrelatedindetailallthatthePopehadsaid;andafterdividingthemoneybetweentheeightofus，andgivingmemyshare，hesaidtome:“NowIamgoingtohaveyouinscribedamongourpany.”Ireplied:“Letthedaypass;to-morrowIwillgivemyanswer.”WhenIleftthem，IwentmeditatingwhetherIoughttoaccepttheinvitation，inasmuchasIcouldnotbutsufferifIabandonedthenoblestudiesofmyart.Thefollowingnightmyfatherappearedtomeinadream，andbeggedmewithtearsoftenderestaffection，forGodsloveandhis，toenteruponthisengagement.MethoughtIansweredthatnothingwouldinducemetodoso.Inaninstantheassumedsohorribleanaspectastofrightenmeoutofmywits，andcried:“Ifyoudonot，youwillhaveafatherscurse;butifyoudo，mayyoubeeverblessedbyme!”WhenIwoke，Iran，forveryfright，tohavemyselfinscribed.ThenIwrotetomyoldfather，tellinghimthenews，whichsoaffectedhimwithextremejoythatasuddenfitofillnesstookhim，andwell-nighbroughthimtodeathsdoor.Inhisanswertomyletter，hetoldmethathetoohaddreamednearlythesameasIhad.

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