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MEANWHILEMesserAlbertoreturnedtoreason，andprovidedmewithallIhaddemanded.MymindwasmadeuptoquitFerrarawithoutfailthatveryday;buttheDukesattentivechamberlainarrangedwithMesserAlbertothatIshouldgetnohorsesthen.Ihadloadedamulewithmybaggage，includingthecasewhichheldtheCardinalsjugandbasin.JustthenaFerraresenoblemannamedMesserAlfonsodeTrottiarrived.Hewasfaradvancedinyears，andapersonofexcessiveaffectation;agreatdilettanteofthearts，butoneofthosemenwhoareverydifficulttosatisfy，andwho，iftheychancetostumbleonsomethingwhichsuitstheirtaste，exaltitsointheirownfancythattheyneverexpecttoseethelikeofitagain.Well，thisMesserAlonsoarrived，andMesserAlbertosaidtohim:“Iamsorrythatyouareesolate;thejugandbasinwearesendingtotheCardinalinFrancehavebeenalreadypacked.”Heansweredthatitdidnotsignifytohim;andbeckoningtohisservant，senthimhometofetchajuginwhiteFaenzoclay，theworkmanshipofwhichwasveryexquisite.Duringthetimetheservanttooktogoandreturn，MesserAlfonsosaidtoMesserAlberto:“IwilltellyouwhyIdonotcareanylongertolookatvases;itisthatIoncebeheldapieceofsilver，antique，ofsuchbeautyandsuchfinishthatthehumanimaginationcannotpossiblyconceiveitsrarity.ThereforeIwouldrathernotinspectanyobjectsofthekind，forfearofspoilingtheuniqueimpressionIretainofthat.Imusttellyouthatagentlemanofgreatqualityandacplishments，whowenttoRomeuponmattersofbusiness，hadthisantiquevaseshowntohiminsecret.Byadroitlyusingalargesumofmoney，hebribedthepersoninwhosehandsitwas，andbroughtitwithhimtotheseparts;buthekeepsitjealouslyfromalleyes，inorderthattheDukemaynotgetwindofit，fearingheshouldinsomewaybedeprivedofhistreasure.”Whilespinningoutthislengthyyarn，MesserAlfonsodidnotlookatme，becausewewerenotpreviouslyacquainted.Butwhenthatpreciousclaymodelappeared，hedisplayeditwithsuchairsofostentation，pomp，andmountebankceremony，that，afterinspectingit，IturnedtoMesserAlbertoandsaid:“Iamindeedluckytohavehadtheprivilegetoseeit!”MesserAlfonso，quiteaffronted，letsomecontemptuouswordsescapehim，andexclaimed:“Whoareyou，then，youwhodonotknowwhatyouaresaying?”Ireplied:“Listenforamoment，andafterwardsjudgewhichofusknowsbestwhatheissaying.”ThenturningtoMesserAlberto，whowasamanofgreatgravityandtalent，Ibegan:“Thisisacopyfromalittlesilvergoblet，ofsuchandsuchweight，whichImadeatsuchandsuchatimeforthatcharlatanMaestroJacopo，thesurgeonfromCarpi.HecametoRomeandspentsixmonthsthere，duringwhichhebedaubedsomescoresofnoblemanandunfortunategentlefolkwithhisdirtysalves，extractingmanythousandsofducatsfromtheirpockets.AtthattimeImadeforhimthisvaseandoneofadifferentpattern.Hepaidmeverybadly;andatthepresentmomentinRomeallthemiserablepeoplewhousedhisointmentarecrippledandinadeplorablestateofhealth.Itisindeedgreatgloryformethatmyworksareheldinsuchreputeamongyouwealthylords;butIcanassureyouthatduringthesemanyyearspastIhavebeenprogressinginmyartwithallmymight，andIthinkthatthevaseIamtakingwithmeintoFranceisfarmoreworthyofcardinalsandkingsthanthatpiecebelongingtoyourlittlequackdoctor.”

AfterIhadmadethisspeech，MesserAlfonsoseemeddyingwithdesiretoseethejugandbasin，butIrefusedtoopenthebox.Weremainedsomewhiledisputingthematter，whenhesaidthathewouldgototheDukeandgetanorderfromhisExcellencytohaveitshownhiThenMesserAlbertoBendedio，inthehighandmightymannerwhichbelongedtohim，exclaimed:“Beforeyouleavethisroom，MesserAlfonso，youshallseeit，withoutemployingtheDukesinfluence.”OnhearingthesewordsItookmyleave，andleftAscanioandPagolotoshowit.Theytoldmeafterwardsthathehadspokenenthusiasticallyinmypraise.Afterthishewantedtobeebetteracquaintedwithme;butIwaswearyingtoleaveFerraraandgetawayfromallitsfolk.TheonlyadvantagesIhadenjoyedtherewerethesocietyofCardinalSalviatiandtheCardinalofRavenna，andthefriendshipofsomeingeniousmusicians;nooneelsehadbeentomeofanygood:fortheFerrareseareaveryavariciouspeople，greedyoftheirneighboursmoney，howevertheymaylaytheirhandsonit;theyareallthesameinthisrespect.

Atthehouroftwenty-twoFiaschinoarrived，andgavemethediamondofsixtycrowns，ofwhichIspokeabove.Hetoldme，withahang-doglookandafewbriefwords，thatImightwearitforhisExcellencyssake.Ireplied:“Iwilldoso.”Thenputtingmyfootinthestirrupinhispresence，Isetoffuponmytravelswithoutfurtherleave-taking.Themannoteddownmyactandwords，andreportedthemtotheDuke，whowashighlyincensed，andshowedastronginclinationtomakemeretracemysteps.

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