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IWASstillworkingintheshopofRaffaellodelMoro.Thisworthymanhadaverybeautifulyoungdaughter，withregardtowhomhehaddesignsonme;andI，beingpartlyawareofhisintentions，wasverywilling;but，whileindulgingsuchdesires，Imadenoshowofthem:onthecontrary，IwassodiscreetinmybehaviourthatImadehimwonder.Itsohappenedthatthepoorgirlwasattackedbyadisorderinherrighthand，whichateintothetwobonesbelongingtothelittlefingerandthenext.Owingtoherfatherscarelessness，shehadbeentreatedbyanignorantquack-doctor，whopredictedthatthepoorchildwouldbecrippledinthewholeofherrightarm，ifevennothingworseshouldhappen.WhenInoticedthedismayofherfather，Ibeggedhimnottobelieveallthatthisignorantdoctorhadsaid.Herepliedthathehadnoacquaintancewithphysiciansorwithsurgeons，andentreatedme，ifIknewofone，tobringhimtothehouse.IsentatonceforacertainMaestroGiaoofPerugia，amanofgreatskillinsurgery，whoexaminedthepoorgirl.Shewasdreadfullyfrightenedthroughhavinggainedsomeinklingofthequackspredictions;whereas，myintelligentdoctordeclaredthatshewouldsuffernothingofconsequence，andwouldbeverywellabletouseherrighthand;alsothatthoughthetwolastfingersmustremainsomewhatweakerthantheothers，thiswouldbeofnoinconvenienceatalltoher.Sohebeganhistreatment;andafterafewdays，whenhewasgoingtoextractaportionofthediseasedbones，herfathercalledforme，andbeggedmetobepresentattheoperation.MaestroGiaowasusingsomecoarsesteelinstruments;andwhenIobservedthathewasmakinglittlewayandatthesametimewasinflictingseverepainonthepatient，Ibeggedhimtostopandwaithalfaquarterofanhourforme.Iranintotheshop，andmadealittlescalping-ironofsteel，extremelythinandcurved;itcutlikearazor.Onmyreturn，thesurgeonusedit，andbegantoworkwithsogentleahandthatshefeltnopain，andinashortwhiletheoperationwasover.Inconsequenceofthisservice，andforotherreasons，theworthymanconceivedformeasmuchlove，ormore，ashehadfortwomalechildren;andinthemeanwhileheattendedtothecureofhisbeautifulyoungdaughter.

IwasontermsoftheclosestintimacywithoneMesserGiovanniGaddi，whowasaclerkoftheCamera，andagreatconnoisseurofthearts，althoughhehadnopracticalacquaintancewithany.InhishouseholdwereacertainMesserGiovanni，aGreekofeminentlearning，MesserLodovicoofFano，nolessdistinguishedasamanofletters，MesserAntonioAllegretti，andMesserAnnibaleCaro，atthattimeinhisearlymanhood.MesserBastianoofVenice，amostexcellentpainter，andIwereadmittedtotheirsociety;andalmosteverydaywemettogetherinMesserGiovannispany.

Beingawareofthisintimacy，theworthygoldsmithRaffaellosaidtoMesserGiovanni:“Goodsir，youknowme;nowIwanttomarrymydaughtertoBenvenuto，andcanthinkofnobetterintermediarythanyourworship.SoIametocraveyourassistance，andtobegyoutonameforhersuchdowryfrommyestateasyoumaythinksuitable.”Thelight-headedmanhardlyletmygoodfriendfinishwhathehadtosay，beforeheputinquiteatrandom:“Talknomoreaboutit，Raffaello;youarefartherfromyourobjectthanJanuaryfrommulberries.”Thepoorman，utterlydiscouraged，lookedaboutatonceforanotherhusbandforhisgirl;whilesheandthemotherandallthefamilylivedoninabadhumourwithme.SinceIdidnotknowtherealcauseofthis-IimaginedtheywerepayingmewithbastardcoinforthemanykindnessesIhadshownthem-Iconceivedthethoughtofopeningaworkshopofmyownintheirneighbourhood.MesserGiovannitoldmenothingtillthegirlwasmarried，whichhappenedinafewmonths.

Meanwhile，IlabouredassiduouslyattheworkIwasdoingforthePope，andalsointheserviceoftheMint;forhisHolinesshadorderedanothercoin，ofthevalueoftwocarlins，onwhichhisownportraitwasstamped，whilethereverseboreafigureofChristuponthewaters，holdingouthishandtoS.Peter，withthisinscriptionQuaredubitasti?MydesignwonsuchapplausethatacertainsecretaryofthePope，amanofthegreatesttalent，calledIlSanga，wasmovedtothisremark:“YourHolinesscanboastofhavingacurrencysuperiortoanyoftheancientsinalltheirglory.”ThePopereplied:“Benvenuto，forhispart，canboastofservinganemperorlikeme，whoisabletodiscernhismerit.”Iwentonatmygreatpieceingold，showingitfrequentlytothePope，whowasveryeagertoseeit，andeachtimeexpressedgreateradmiration.

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