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ATthattime，whileIwasstillayoungmanofabouttwenty-three，thereragedaplagueofsuchextraordinaryviolencethatmanythousandsdiedofiteverydayinRome.Somewhatterrifiedatthiscalamity，Ibegantotakecertainamusements，asmymindsuggested，andforareasonwhichIwillpresentlyrelate.Ihadformedahabitofgoingonfeast-daystotheancientbuildings，andcopyingpartsoftheminwaxorwiththepencil;andsincethesebuildingsareallruins，andtheruinshouseinnumerablepigeons，itcameintomyheadtousemygunagainstthesebirds.Sothen，avoidingallmercewithpeople，inmyterroroftheplague，Iusedtoputafowling-pieceonmyboyPagolinosshoulder，andheandIwentoutaloneintotheruins;andoftentimeswecamehomeladenwithacargoofthefattestpigeons.Ididnotcaretochargemygunwithmorethanasingleball;andthusitwasbypureskillintheartthatIfilledsuchheavybags.Ihadafowling-piecewhichIhadmademyself;insideandoutitwasasbrightasanymirror.Ialsousedtomakeaveryfinesortofpowder，indoingwhichIdiscoveredsecretprocesses，beyondanywhichhaveyetbeenfound;andonthispoint，inordertobebrief，Iwillgivebutoneparticular，whichwillastonishgoodshotsofeverydegree.Thisis，thatwhenIchargedmygunwithpowderweighingone-fifthoftheball，itcarriedtwohundredpacespoint-blank.ItistruethatthegreatdelightItookinthisexercisebidfairtowithdrawmefrommyartandstudies;yetinanotherwayitgavememorethanitdeprivedmeof，seeingthateachtimeIwentoutshootingIreturnedwithgreatlybetterhealth，becausetheopenairwasabenefittomyconstitution.Mynaturaltemperamentwasmelancholy，andwhileIwastakingtheseamusements，myheartleaptupwithjoy，andIfoundthatIcouldworkbetterandwithfargreatermasterythanwhenIspentmywholetimeinstudyandmanuallabour.Inthiswaymygun，attheendofthegame，stoodmemoreinprofitthaninloss.

Itwasalsothecauseofmymakingacquaintancewithcertainhuntersaftercuriosities，whofollowedinthetrackofthoseLombardpeasantswhousedtoetoRometotillthevineyardsattheproperseason.Whilediggingtheground，theyfrequentlyturnedupantiquemedals，agates，chrysoprases，cornelians，andcameos;alsosometimesjewels，as，forinstance，emeralds，sapphires，diamonds，andrubies.Thepeasantsusedtosellthingsofthissorttothetradersforameretrifle;andIveryoften，whenImetthem，paidthelatterseveraltimesasmanygoldencrownsastheyhadgivengiuliosforsomeobject.IndependentlyoftheprofitImadebythistraffic，whichwasatleasttenfold，itbroughtmealsointoagreeablerelationswithnearlyallthecardinalsofRome.Iwillonlytouchuponafewofthemostnotableandtherarestofthesecuriosities.Therecameintomyhands，amongmanyotherfragments，theheadofadolphinaboutasbigasagood-sizedballot-bean.Notonlywasthestyleofthisheadextremelybeautiful，butnaturehadherefarsurpassedart;forthestonewasanemeraldofsuchgoodcolour，thatthemanwhoboughtitfrommefortensofcrownssolditagainforhundredsaftersettingitasafinger-ring.Iwillmentionanotherkindofgem;thiswasamagnificenttopaz;andhereartequallednature;itwasaslargeasabighazel-nut，withtheheadofMinervainastyleofinconceivablebeauty.Irememberyetanotherpreciousstone，differentfromthese;itwasacameo，engravedwithHerculesbindingCerberusofthetriplethroat;suchwasitsbeautyandtheskillofitsworkmanship，thatourgreatMichelAgnoloprotestedhehadneverseenanythingsowonderful.Amongmanybronzemedals，IobtainedoneuponwhichwasaheadofJupiter.Itwasthelargestthathadeverbeenseen;theheadofthemostperfectexecution;andithadonthereversesideaveryfinedesignofsomelittlefiguresinthesamestyle.Imightenlargeatgreatlengthonthiscuriosity;butIwillrefrainforfearofbeingprolix.

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