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LXXXIX

WEmounted，androderapidlytowardRome;andwhenwehadreachedacertaingentlyrisingground-nighthadalreadyfallen-lookinginthedirectionofFlorence，bothwithonebreathexclaimedintheutmostastonishment:“OGodofheaven!whatisthatgreatthingoneseesthereoverFlorence?”Itresembledahugebeamoffire，whichsparkledandgaveoutextraordinarylustre.

IsaidtoFelice:“Assuredlyweshallhearto-morrowthatsomethingofvastimportancehashappenedinFlorence.”AswerodeintoRome，thedarknesswasextreme;andwhenwecameneartheBanchiandourownhouse，mylittlehorsewasgoinginanambleatafuriousspeed.Nowthatdaytheyhadthrownaheapofplasterandbrokentilesinthemiddleoftheroad，whichneithermyhorsenormyselfperceived.Inhisfierypacethebeastranupit;butoningdownupontheothersideheturnedapletesomersault.Hehadhisheadbetweenhislegs，anditwasonlythroughthepowerofGodhimselfthatIescapedunhurt.Thenoisewemadebroughttheneighboursoutwithlights;butIhadalreadyjumpedtomyfeet;andso，withoutremounting，Iranhome，laughingtohaveeunhurtoutofanaccidentenoughtobreakmyneck.

Onenteringthehouse，Ifoundsomefriendsofminethere，towhom，whileweweresuppingtogether，Irelatedtheadventuresofthedayschaseandthediabolicalapparitionofthefierybeamwhichwehadseen.Theyexclaimed:“Whatshallwehearto-morrowwhichthisportenthasannounced?”Ianswered:“SomerevolutionmustcertainlyhaveoccurredinFlorence.”Sowesuppedagreeably;andlatethenextdaytherecamethenewstoRomeofDukeAlessandrosdeath.Uponthismanyofmyacquaintancescametomeandsaid:“YouwererightinconjecturingthatsomethingofgreatimportancehadhappenedatFlorence.”JustthenFrancescoSoderiniappearedjoggingalonguponawretchedmulehehad，andlaughingallthewaylikeamadman.Hesaidtome:“ThisisthereverseofthatviletyrantsmedalwhichyourLorenzinodeMedicipromisedyou.”Thenheadded:“Youwantedtoimmortalisethedukesforus;butwemeantohavenomoredukes;”andthereuponhejeeredme，asthoughIhadbeenthecaptainofthefactionswhichmakedukes.MeanwhileacertainBaccioBettini，whohadanuglybigheadlikeabushel，cameupandbegantobantermeinthesamewayaboutdukes，callingout:“Wehavedis-dukedthem，andwonthaveanymoreofthem;andyouwereformakingthemimmortalforus!”withmanyothertiresomequipsofthesamekind.Ilostmypatienceatthisnonsense，andsaidtothem:“Youblockheads!Iamapoorgoldsmith，whoservewhoeverpaysme;andyouarejeeringmeasthoughIwereaparty-leader.However，thisshallnotmakemecastinyourteeththeinsatiablegreediness，idiotcy，andgood-for-nothingnessofyourpredecessors.ButthisoneanswerIwillmaketoallyoursillyrailleries;thatbeforetwoorthreedaysatthelongesthavepassedby，youwillhaveanotherduke，muchworseperhapsthanhewhonowhasleftyou.”

ThefollowingdayBettinicametomyshopandsaid:“Thereisnoneedtospendmoneyincouriers，foryouknowthingsbeforetheyhappen.Whatspirittellsthemtoyou?”ThenheinformedmethatCosimodeMedici，thesonofSignorGiovanni，wasmadeDuke;butthatcertainconditionshadbeenimposedathiselection，whichwouldholdhimbackfromkickinguphisheelsathisownpleasure.Inowhadmyopportunityforlaughingatthem，andsaying:“ThosemenofFlorencehavesetayoungmanuponamettlesomehorse;nexttheyhavebuckledspursuponhisheels，andputthebridlefreelyinhishands，andturnedhimoutuponamagnificentfield，fullofflowersandfruitsandalldelightfulthings;nexttheyhavebiddenhimnottocrosscertainindicatedlimits:nowtellme，you，whothereisthatcanholdhimback，wheneverhehasbutthemindtocrossthem?Lawscannotbeimposedonhimwhoisthemasterofthelaw.”Sotheyleftmealone，andgavemenofurtherannoyance.

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