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CVIII

THEDUKEwasstayingatLivorno，whereIwenttovisithiminordermerelytoobtainreleasefromhisservice.NowthatIfeltmyvigourreturning，andsawthatIwasusedfornothing，itpainedmetolosetimewhichoughttohavebeenspentuponmyart.Imademymindup，therefore，wenttoLivorno，andfoundmyprince，whoreceivedmewithexceedinggraciousness.NowIstayedthereseveraldays，andwentoutridingdailywithhisExcellency.ConsequentlyIhadexcellentopportunitiesforsayingallIwanted，sinceitwastheDukescustomtoridefourmilesoutofLivornoalongthesea-coasttothepointwherehewaserectingalittlefort.Notcaringtobetroubledwithacrowdofpeople，helikedmetoconversewithhiSothen，ononeoftheseoccasions，havingobservedhimpaymesomeremarkableattentions，IenteredintotheaffairofSbiettaandspokeasfollows:“Mylord，IshouldliketonarratetoyourmostillustriousExcellencyaverysingularincident，whichwillexplainwhyIwaspreventedfromfinishingthatclaymodelofNeptuneonwhichIwasworkingintheLoggia.YourExcellencymustknowthatIboughtafarmformylifefromSbietta—”Tocutthemattershort，Irelatedthewholestoryindetail，withoutcontaminatingtruthwithfalsehood.NowwhenIcametothepoison，IremarkedthatifIhadeverprovedanacceptableservantinthesightofhismostillustriousExcellency，heoughtnottopunishSbiettaorthosewhoadministeredthepoison，butrathertoconferuponthemsomegreatbenefit，inasmuchasthepoisonwasnotenoughtokillme，buthadexactlysufficedtocleansemeofamortalviscosityfromwhichIsufferedinmystomachandintestines.“Thepoison，”"hI，“workedsowell，thatwhereas，beforeItookit，Ihadperhapsbutthreeorfouryearstolive，Iverilybelievenowthatithashelpedmetomorethantwentyyearsbybetteringmyconstitution.ForthismercyIreturnthankstoGodwithgreaterheartinessthanever;andthisprovesthataproverbIhavesometimesheardspokenistrue，whichrunsasfollows:—

‘Godsendusevil，thatmayworkusgood.”

TheDukelistenedtomystorythroughmorethantwomilesoftravel，keepinghisattentionfixed，andonlyuttering:“Oh，thevillains!”Isaid，inconclusion，thatIfeltobligedtothem，andopenedotherandmorecheerfulsubjectsofconversation.

Ikeptuponthelook-outforaconvenientday;andwhenIfoundhimwelldisposedforwhatIwanted，IentreatedhismostillustriousExcellencytodismissmeinafriendlyspirit，sothatImightnothavetowastethefewyearsinwhichIshouldbefittodoanything.AsforthebalancedueuponmyPerseus，hemightgivethistomewhenhejudgeditopportune.Suchwasthepithofmydiscourse:butIexpandeditwithlengthypliments，expressingmygratitudetowardhismostillustriousExcellency.Toallthishemadeabsolutelynoanswer，butratherseemedtohavetakenmymunicationill.OnthefollowingdayMesserBartolommeoConcino，oneoftheDukessecretaries，andamongthechiefest，cametome，andsaidwithsomewhatofabullyingair:“TheDukebidsmetellyouthatifyouwantyourdismissal，hewillgrantit;butifyouchoosework，hewillgiveyouplenty:Godgrantyoumayhavethepowertoexecuteallheorders.”IrepliedthatIdesirednothingmorethanworktodo，andwouldrathertakeitfromtheDukethanfromanymanwhateverintheworld.Whethertheywerepopes，emperors，orkings，IshouldprefertoservehismostillustriousExcellencyforahalfpennythananyoftherestofthemforaducat.Hethenremarked:“Ifthatisyourmind，youandhehavestruckabargainwithouttheneedoffurtherspeech.So，then，gobacktoFlorence，andbeunconcerned;relyontheDukesgoodwilltowardsyou.”AccordinglyImademywayagaintoFlorence.

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