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LXXXVI

WHENeightdayshadeandgone，myamendmentwassoslightthatlifeitselfbecamealmostaburdentome;indeedIhadbeenmorethanfiftydaysinthatgreatsuffering.SoImademymindup，andpreparedtotravel.MydearFeliceandIwenttowardFlorenceinapairofbaskets;andasIhadnotwritten，whenIreachedmysistershouse，sheweptandlaughedovermeallinonebreath.Thatdaymanyfriendscametoseeme;amongothersPierLandi，whowasthebestanddearestfriendIeverhad.NextdaytherecameacertainNiccolòdaMonteAguto，whowasalsoaverygreatfriendofmine.NowhehadheardtheDukesay:“Benvenutowouldhavedonemuchbettertodie，becauseheisetoputhisheadintoanoose，andIwillneverpardonhi”AccordinglywhenNiccolòarrived，hesaidtomeindesperation:“Alas!mydearBenvenuto，whathaveyouetodohere?DidyounotknowwhatyouhavedonetodispleasetheDuke?Ihaveheardhimswearthatyouwerethrustingyourheadintoahalter.”ThenIreplied:“Niccolò，remindhisExcellencythatPopeClementwantedtodoasmuchtomebefore，andquiteasunjustly;tellhimtokeephiseyeonme，andgivemetimetorecover;thenIwillshowhisExcellencythatIhavebeenthemostfaithfulservanthewilleverhaveinallhislife;andforasmuchassomeenemymusthaveservedmethisbadturnthroughenvy，lethimwaittillIgetwell;forIshallthenbeabletogivesuchanaccountofmyselfaswillmakehimmarvel.”

ThisbadturnhadbeendonemebyGiorgettoVassellarioofArezzo，thepainter;perchanceinrepenseformanybenefitsconferredonhiIhadharbouredhiminRomeandprovidedforhiscosts，whilehehadturnedmywholehouseupsidedown;forthemanwassubjecttoaspeciesofdryscab，whichhewasalwaysinthehabitofscratchingwithhishands.Ithappened，then，thatsleepinginthesamebedasanexcellentworkman，namedManno，whowasinmyservice，whenhemeanttoscratchhimself，hetoretheskinfromoneofMannoslegswithhisfilthyclaws，thenailsofwhichheneverusedtocut.ThesaidMannoleftmyservice，andwasresolutelybentonkillinghiImadethequarrelup，andafterwardsgotGiorgiointoCardinaldeMedicishousehold，andcontinuallyhelpedhiForthesedeserts，then，hetoldDukeAlessandrothatIhadabusedhisExcellency，andhadbraggedImeanttobethefirsttoleapuponthewallsofFlorencewithhisfoestheexiles.Thesewords，asIafterwardslearned，hadbeenputintoVasarislipsbythatexcellentfellow，OttavianodeMedici，whowantedtorevengehimselffortheDukesirritationagainsthim，onaccountofthecoinageandmydeparturefromFlorence.I，beinginnocentofthecrimefalselyascribedtome，feltnofearwhatever.MeanwhilethatablephysicianFrancescodaMonteVarchiattendedtomycurewithgreatskill.HehadbeenbroughtbymyverydearfriendLucaMartini，whopassedthelargerportionofthedaywithme.

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