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AFEWdaysafterwardswesetoutonourreturntoFlorence.WelayonenightataplaceonthissideChioggia，onthelefthandasyougotowardFerrara.Herethehostinsisteduponbeingpaidbeforewewenttobed，andinhisownway;andwhenIobservedthatitwasthecustomeverywhereelsetopayinthemorning，heanswered:“Iinsistonbeingpaidovernight，andinmyownway.”Iretortedthatmenwhowantedeverythingtheirownwayoughttomakeaworldaftertheirownfashion，sincethingsweredifferentlymanagedhere.Ourhosttoldmenottogoonbotheringhisbrains，becausehewasdeterminedtodoashehadsaid.Tribolostoodtremblingwithfear，andnudgedmetokeepquiet，lesttheyshoulddosomethingworsetous;sowepaidtheminthewaytheywanted，andafterwardsweretiredtorest.Wehad，Imustadmit，themostcapitalbeds，newineveryparticular，andascleanastheycouldbe.NeverthelessIdidnotgetonewinkofsleep，becauseIkeptonthinkinghowIcouldrevengemyself.Atonetimeitcameintomyheadtosetfiretohishouse;atanothertocutthethroatsoffourfinehorseswhichhehadinthestable;Isawwellenoughthatitwaseasyformetodoallthis;butIcouldnotseehowitwaseasytosecuremyselfandmypanion.AtlastIresolvedtoputmythingsandmyradesonboardtheboat;andsoIdid.Whenthetowing-horseshadbeenharnessedtothecable，IorderedthepeoplenottostirbeforeIreturned，forIhadleftapairofslippersinmybedrooAccordinglyIwentbacktotheinnandcalledourhost，whotoldmehehadnothingtodowithus，andthatwemightgotoJericho.Therewasaraggedstable-boyabout，halfasleep，whocriedouttome:“ThemasterwouldnotmovetopleasethePope，becausehehasgotawenchinbedwithhim，whomhehasbeenwantingthislongwhile.”Thenheaskedmeforatip，andIgavehimafewVenetiancoppers，andtoldhimtomakethebarge-manwaittillIhadfoundmyslippersandreturned.Iwentupstairs，tookoutalittleknifeassharpasarazor，andcutthefourbedsthatIfoundthereintoribbons.IhadthesatisfactionofknowingIhaddoneadamageofmorethanfiftycrowns.ThenIrandowntotheboatwithsomepiecesofthebed-coversinmypouch，andbadethebargeestartatoncewithoutdelay.WehadnotgonefarbeforemygossipTribolosaidthathehadleftbehindsomelittlestrapsbelongingtohiscarpet-bag，andthathemustbeallowedtogobackfortheIansweredthatheneednottakethoughtforapairoflittlestraps，sinceIcouldmakehimasmanybigonesasheliked.HetoldmeIwasalwaysjoking，butthathemustreallygobackforhisstraps.Thenhebeganorderingthebargeetostop，whileIkeptorderinghimtogoon.MeanwhileIinformedmyfriendwhatkindoftrickIhadplayedourhost，andshowedhimspecimensofthebed-coversandotherthings，whichthrewhimintosuchaquakingfrightthatheroaredouttothebargee:“Onwithyou，onwithyou，asquickasyoucan!”andneverthoughthimselfquitesafeuntilwereachedthegatesofFlorence.

Whenwearrivedthere，Tribolosaid:“Letusbindourswordsup，fortheloveofGod;andplaymenomoreofyourgames，Ibeg;forallthiswhileIvefeltasthoughmygutswereinthesaucepan.”Imadeanswer:“GossipTribolo，youneednottieyourswordup，foryouhaveneverloosedit;”andthisIsaidatrandom，becauseIneveroncehadseenhimactthemanuponthatjourney.Whenheheardtheremark，helookedathisswordandcriedout:“InGodsname，youspeaktrue!Hereitistied，justasIarrangeditbeforeIleftmyhouse.”MygossipdeemedthatIhadbeenabadtravellingpaniontohim，becauseIresentedaffrontsanddefendedmyselfagainstfolkwhowouldhavedoneusinjury.ButIdeemedthathehadactedafarworsepartwithregardtomebyneveringtomyassistanceatsuchpinches.Lethimjudgebetweenuswhostandsbyandhasnopersonalinterestinouradventures.

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