115小说网

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

LXXXIII（第1页）

一秒记住【xiaoyanwenxue.com】精彩无弹窗免费！“TheAutobiographyofBenvenutoCellini（.shg.tw）”！

LXXXIII

WHENIreturnedtobed，IfeltsoagitatedthatIcouldnotgettosleepagain.Mymindwasmadeuptoletbloodassoonasdaybroke.However，IaskedadviceofMesserGaddi，andhereferredtoawretcheddoctor-fellowheemployed，whoaskedmeifIhadbeenfrightened.Now，justconsiderwhatajudiciousdoctorthiswas，afterIhadnarratedanoccurrenceofthatgravity，toaskmesuchaquestion!Hewasanemptyfribbler，whokeptperpetuallylaughingaboutnothingatall.Simperingandsniggering，then，hebademedrinkagoodcupofGreekwine，keepmyspiritsup，andnotbefrightened.MesserGiovanni，however，said:“Master，amanofbronzeormarblemightbefrightenedinsuchcircumstances.Howmuchmoreoneoffleshandblood!”Thequackresponded:“Monsignor，wearenotallmadeafterthesamepattern;thisfellowisnomanofbronzeormarble，butofpureiron.”Thenhegaveoneofhismeaninglesslaughs，andputtinghisfingersonmywrist，said:“Feelhere;thisisnotamanspulse，butalionsoradragons.”Atthis，I，whosebloodwasthumpinginmyveins，probablyfarbeyondanythingwhichthatfoolofadoctorhadlearnedfromhisHippocratesorGalen，knewatoncehowseriouswasmysituation;yetwishingnottoaddtomyuneasinessandtotheharmIhadalreadytaken，Imadeshowofbeingingoodspirits.Whilethiswashappening，MesserGiovannihadordereddinner，andweallofussatdowntoeatinpany.IrememberedthatMesserLodovicodaFano，MesserAntonioAllegretti，MesserGiovanniGreco，allofthemmenofthefinestscholarship，andMesserAnnibalCaro，whowasthenquiteyoung，werepresent.Attabletheconversationturnedentirelyuponmyactofdaring.TheyinsistedonhearingthewholestoryoverandoveragainfrommyapprenticeCencio，whowasayouthofsuperlativetalent，bravery，andextremepersonalbeauty.Eachtimethathedescribedmytruculentbehaviour，throwinghimselfintotheattitudesIhadassumed，andrepeatingthewordswhichIhadused，hecalledupsomefreshdetailtomymemory.Theykeptaskinghimifhehadbeenafraid;towhichheansweredthattheyoughttoaskmeifIhadbeenafraid，becausehefeltpreciselythesameasIhad.

Allthischatteringgrewirksometome;andsinceIstillfeltstronglyagitated，Iroseatlastfromtable，sayingthatIwantedtogoandgetnewclothesofbluesilkandstuffforhimandme;addingthatImeanttowalkinprocessionafterfourdaysatthefeastofOurLady，andmeantCenciotocarryawhitelightedtorchontheoccasion.AccordinglyItookmyleave，andhadtheblueclothcut，togetherwithahandsomejacketofbluesarcenetandalittledoubletofthesame;andIhadasimilarjacketandwaistcoatmadeforCencio.

Whenthesethingshadbeencutout，IwenttoseethePope，whotoldmetospeakwithMesserAmbruogio;forhehadgivenordersthatIshouldexecutealargepieceofgoldenplate.SoIwenttofindMesserAmbruogio，whohadheardthewholeoftheaffairoftheBargello，andhadbeeninconcertwithmyenemiestobringmebacktoRome，andhadscoldedtheBargellofornotlayinghandsonme.Themanexcusedhimselfbysayingthathecouldnotdosointhefaceofthesafe-conductwhichIheld.MesserAmbruogionowbegantotalkaboutthePopesmission，andbadememakedrawingsforit，sayingthatthebusinessshouldbeputatonceintrain.MeanwhilethefeastofOurLadycameround.Nowitisthecustomforthosewhogetapardonuponthisoccasiontogivethemselvesuptoprison;inordertoavoiddoingwhichIreturnedtothePope，andtoldhisHolinessthatIwasveryunwillingtogotoprison，andthatIbeggedhimtograntmethefavourofadispensation.ThePopeansweredthatsuchwasthecustom，andthatImustfollowit.ThereuponIfellagainuponmyknees，andthankedhimforthesafe-conducthehadgivenme，sayingatthesametimethatIshouldgobackwithittoservemyDukeinFlorence，whowaswaitingformesoimpatiently.Onhearingthis，thePopeturnedtooneofhisconfidentialservantsandsaid:“LetBenvenutogethisgracewithouttheprison，andseethathismotoproprioismadeoutinduefor”Assoonasthedocumenthadbeendrawnup，hisHolinesssignedit;itwasthenregisteredattheCapitol;afterwards，uponthedayappointed，Iwalkedinprocessionveryhonourablybetweentwogentlemen，andsogotclearatlast.

他不配喜欢我宋雎程邃  七十年代娇媳妇  偏执前夫深情不改慕云曦傅沉衍  陆云拜老道士为师陆云叶倾城  情未了：夫君不请自来木清兰玉轩  傲娇邪帝：绝宠爆萌小狂妃颜倾凰帝九宸  薄太太今天又被扒马甲了阮苏薄行止  满眼星光信秋郑明川  莫一辰女装大佬莫一辰羊牛牛  妈咪太要强：总裁爹地别傲娇洛溪傅一航  天富神兵陆铭苏婉  姐姐的操作好下饭  双胞胎小孩沈轩睿霍轩城  报告王爷，王妃又写和离书了楚慕词谢淮安  布衣神婿唐昊苏嫣然  王者：荣耀巅峰林宇甄清纯  偏执前夫深情不改  三月初三出生沈南辞顾崇明  Poems and Songs of Robert Burns  弃妃小神医齐静月楚祈端