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XLII

POPECLEMENThadnowdeclaredwaruponthecityofFlorence，whichthereuponwasputinastateofdefence;andthemilitiabeingorganisedineachquarterofthetown，Itooreceivedorderstoserveinmyturn.Iprovidedmyselfwitharichoutfit，andwentaboutwiththehighestnobilityofFlorence，whoshowedaunanimousdesiretofightforthedefenceofourliberties.Meanwhilethespeecheswhichareusualuponsuchoccasionsweremadeineveryquarter;theyoungmenmettogethermorethanwastheirwont，andeverywherewehadbutonetopicofconversation.

Ithappenedoneday，aboutnoon，thatacrowdoftallmenandlustyyoungfellows，thefirstinthecity，wereassembledinmyworkshop，whenaletterfromRomewasputintomyhands.ItcamefromamancalledMaestroGiacopinodellaBarca.HisrealnamewasGiacopodellaSciorina，buttheycalledhimdellaBarcainRome，becausehekeptaferryboatupontheTiberbetweenPonteSistoandPonteSantoAgnolo.Hewasapersonofconsiderabletalent，distinguishedbyhispleasantriesandstrikingconversation，andhehadformerlybeenadesignerofpatternsforthecloth-weaversinFlorence.ThismanwasintimatewiththePope，whotookgreatpleasureinhearinghimtalk.Beingonedayengagedinconversation，theytoucheduponthesackandthedefenceofthecastle.ThisbroughtmetothePopesmind，andhespokeofmeintheveryhighestterms，addingthatifheknewwhereIwas，heshouldbegladtogetmeback.MaestroGiacoposaidIwasinFlorence;whereuponthePopebadethemanwriteandtellmetoreturntohiTheletterIhavementionedwastotheeffectthatIshoulddowellifIresumedtheserviceofClement，andthatthiswassuretoturnouttomyadvantage.

Theyoungmenwhowerepresentwerecurioustoknowwhatthelettercontained;whereforeIconcealeditaswellasIcould.AfterwardsIwrotetoMaestroGiacopo，begginghimbynomeans，whetherforgoodorevil，towritetomeagain.Hehowevergrewmoreobstinateinhisofficiousness，andwrotemeanotherletter，soextravagantlyworded，thatifithadbeenseen，Ishouldhavegotintoserioustrouble.ThesubstanceofitwasthatthePoperequiredmetoeatonce，wantingtoemploymeonworkofthegreatestconsequence;alsothatifIwishedtoactaright，Ioughttothrowupeverything，andnottostandagainstaPopeinthepartyofthosehare-brainedRadicals.Thisletter，whenIreadit，putmeinsuchafright，thatIwenttoseekmydearfriendPieroLandi.Directlyheseteyesonme，heaskedwhataccidenthadhappenedtoupsetmeso.Itoldmyfriendthatitwasquiteimpossibleformetoexplainwhatlayuponmymind，andwhatwascausingmethistrouble;onlyIentreatedhimtotakethekeysIgavehim，andtoreturnthegemsandgoldinmydrawerstosuchandsuchpersons，whosenameshewouldfindinscribeduponmymemorandum-book;next，Ibeggedhimtopackupthefurnitureofmyhouse，andkeepaccountofitwithhisusualloving-kindness;andinafewdaysheshouldhearwhereIwas.Theprudentyoungman，guessingperhapsprettynearlyhowthematterstood，replied:“Mybrother，goyourwasquickly;thenwritetome，andhavenofurthercareaboutyourthings.”Ididasheadvised.Hewasthemostloyalfriend，thewisest，themostworthy，themostdiscreet，themostaffectionatethatIhaveeverknown.IleftFlorenceandwenttoRome，andfromthereIwrotetohi

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