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ISHALLbeobligedtodigressalittlefromthehistoryofmyart，unlessIweretoomitsomeannoyingincidentswhichhavehappenedinthecourseofmytroubledcareer.Oneofthese，whichIamabouttodescribe，broughtmeintothegreatestriskofmylife.Ihavealreadytoldthestoryoftheartistsclub，andofthefarcicaladventureswhichhappenedowingtothewomanwhomImentioned，Pantasilea，theonewhofeltformethatfalseandfulsomelove.ShewasfuriouslyenragedbecauseofthepleasanttrickbywhichIbroughtDiegotoourbanquet，andshesworetoberevengedonme.HowshedidsoismixedupwiththehistoryofayoungmancalledLuigiPulci，whohadrecentlyetoRome.HewasthesonofoneofthePulcis，whohadbeenbeheadedforincestwithhisdaughter;andtheyouthpossessedextraordinarygiftsforpoetrytogetherwithsoundLatinscholarship;hewrotewell，wasgracefulinmanners，andofsurprisingpersonalbeauty;hehadjustlefttheserviceofsomebishop，whosenameIdonotremember，andwasthoroughlytaintedwithaveryfouldisease.WhilehewasyetaladandlivinginFlorence，theyusedincertainplacesofthecitytomeettogetherduringthenightsofsummeronthepublicstreets;andhe，rankingamongthebestoftheimprovisatori，sangthere.Hisrecitationsweresoadmirable，thatthedivineMichelAgnoloBuonarroti，thatprinceofsculptorsandofpainters，went，whereverheheardthathewouldbe，withthegreatesteagernessanddelighttolistentohiTherewasamancalledPiloto，agoldsmith，veryableinhisart，who，togetherwithmyself，joinedBuonarrotiupontheseoccasions.ThusacquaintancesprangupbetweenmeandLuigiPulci;andso，afterthelapseofmanyyears，hecame，inthemiserableplightwhichIhavementioned，tomakehimselfknowntomeagaininRome，beseechingmeforGodssaketohelphiMovedtopassionbyhisgreattalents，bytheloveofmyfatherland，andbymyownnaturaltendernessofheart，Itookhimintomyhouse，andhadhimmedicallytreatedinsuchwisethat，beingbutayouth，hesoonregainedhishealth.Whilehewasstillpursuinghiscure，heneveromittedhisstudies，andIprovidedhimwithbooksaccordingtothemeansatmydisposal.TheresultwasthatLuigi，recognisingthegreatbenefitshehadreceivedfromme，oftentimeswithwordsandtearsreturnedmethanks，protestingthatifGodshouldeverputgoodfortuneinhisway，hewouldrepensemeformykindness.TothisIrepliedthatIhadnotdoneforhimasmuchasIdesired，butonlywhatIcould，andthatitwasthedutyofhumanbeingstobemutuallyserviceable.OnlyIsuggestedthatheshouldrepaytheserviceIhadrenderedhimbydoinglikewisetosomeonewhomighthavethesameneedofhimashehadhadofme.

TheyoungmaninquestionbegantofrequenttheCourtofRome，wherehesoonfoundasituation，andenrolledhimselfinthesuiteofabishop，amanofeightyyears，whoborethetitleofGurgensis.ThisbishophadanephewcalledMesserGiovanni:hewasanoblemanofVenice;andthesaidMesserGiovannimadeshowofmarvellousattachmenttoLuigiPulcistalents;andunderthepretenceofthesetalents，hebroughthimasfamiliartohimselfashisownfleshblood.Luigihavingtalkedofme，andofhisgreatobligationstome，withMesserGiovanni，thelatterexpressedawishtomakemyacquaintance.Thusthenitcametopass，thatwhenIhaduponacertaineveninginvitedthatwomanPantasileatosupper，andhadassembledapanyofmenofpartswhoweremyfriends，justatthemomentofoursittingdowntotable，MesserGiovanniandLuigiPulciarrived，andaftersomeplimentaryspeeches，theybothremainedtosupwithus.Theshamelessstrumpet，castinghereyesupontheyoungmansbeauty，beganatoncetolayhernetsforhim;perceivingwhich，whenthesupperhadetoanagreeableend，ItookLuigiaside，andconjuredhim，bythebenefitshesaidheowedme，tohavenothingwhatevertodowithher.Tothisheanswered:“Goodheavens，Benvenuto!doyouthentakemeforamadman?”Irejoined:“Notforamadman，butforayoungfellow;”andIsworetohimbyGod:“Idonotgivethatwomantheleastthought;butforyoursakeIshouldbesorryifthroughheryouetobreakyourneck.”UponthesewordshevowedandprayedtoGod，that，ifeverhebutspokewithher，hemightuponthemomentbreakhisneck.IthinkthepoorladsworethisoathtoGodwithallhisheart，forhedidbreakhisneck，asIshallpresentlyrelate.MesserGiovannishowedsignstooevidentoflovinghiminadishonourableway;forwebegantonoticethatLuigihadnewsuitsofsilkandvelveteverymorning，anditwasknownthatheabandonedhimselfaltogethertobadcourses.Heneglectedhisfinetalents，andpretendednottoseeorrecogniseme，becauseIhadoncerebukedhim，andtoldhimhewasgivinghissoultofoulvices，whichwouldmakehimbreakhisneck，ashehadvowed.

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