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LXXXIV

FOURdayshadpassedwhenIwasattackedwithviolentfeverattendedbyextremecold;andtakingtomybed，ImademymindupthatIwassuretodie.IhadthefirstdoctorsofRomecalledin，amongwhomwasFrancescodaNorcia，aphysicianofgreatage，andofthebestreputeinRome.ItoldthemwhatIbelievedtobethecauseofmyillness，andsaidthatIhadwishedtoletblood，butthatIhadbeenadvisedagainstit;andifitwasnottoolate，Ibeggedthemtobleedmenow.MaestroFrancescoansweredthatitwouldnotbewellformetoletbloodthen，butthatifIhaddonesobefore，Ishouldhaveescapedwithoutmischief;atpresenttheywouldhavetotreatthecasewithotherremedies.Sotheybegantodoctormeasenergeticallyastheywereable，whileIgrewdailyworseandworsesorapidly，thataftereightdaysthephysiciansdespairedofmylife，andsaidthatImightbeindulgedinanywhimIhadtomakemefortable.MaestroFrancescoadded:“Aslongasthereisbreathinhim，callmeatallhours;fornoonecandivinewhatNatureisabletoworkinayoungmanofthiskind;moreover，ifheshouldloseconsciousness，administerthesefiveremediesoneaftertheother，andsendforme，forIwilleatanyhourofthenight;IwouldrathersavehimthananyofthecardinalsinRome.”

EverydayMesserGiovanniGaddicametoseemetwoorthreetimes，andeachtimehetookuponeorotherofmyhandsomefowling-pieces，coatsofmail，orswords，usingwordslikethese:“Thatisahandsomething，thatotherisstillhandsomer;”andlikewisewithmymodelsandothertrifles，sothatatlasthedrovemewildwithannoyance.InhispanycameacertainMatioFranzesiandthismanalsoappearedtobewaitingimpatientlyformydeath，notindeedbecausehewouldinheritanythingfromme，butbecausehewishedforwhathismasterseemedtohavesomuchatheart.

Felice，mypartner，wasalwaysatmyside，renderingthegreatestserviceswhichitispossibleforonemantogiveanother.Natureinmewasutterlydebilitatedandundone;Ihadnotstrengthenoughtofetchmybreathbackifitleftme;andyetmybrainremainedasclearandstrongasithadbeenbeforemyillness.Nevertheless，althoughIkeptmyconsciousness，aterribleoldmanusedtoetomybedside，andmakeasthoughhewoulddragmebyforceintoahugeboathehadwithhiThismademecallouttomyFelicetodrawnearandchasethatmalignantoldmanaway.Felice，wholovedmemostaffectionately，ranweepingandcrying:“Awaywithyou，oldtraitor;youarerobbingmeofallthegoodIhaveinthisworld.”MesserGiovanniGaddi，whowaspresent，thenbegantosay:“Thepoorfellowisdelirious，andhasonlyafewhourstolive.”Hisfellow，MattioFranzesi，remarked:“HehasreadDante，andintheprostrationofhissicknessthisapparitionhasappearedtohim”thenheaddedlaughingly:“Awaywithyou，oldrascal，anddontbotherourfriendBenvenuto.”WhenIsawthattheyweremakingfunofme，IturnedtoMesserGaddiandsaid:“Mydearmaster，knowthatIamnotraving，andthatitistruethatthisoldmanisreallygivingmeannoyance;butthebestthatyoucandoformewouldbetodrivethatmiserableMattiofrommyside，whoislaughingatmyaffliction，afterwardsifyourlordshipdeignstovisitmeagain，letmebegyoutoewithMesserAntonioAllegretti，orwithMesserAnnibalCaro，orwithsomeotherofyouracplishedfriends，whoarepersonsofquitedifferentintelligenceanddiscretionfromthatbeast.”ThereuponMesserGiovannitoldMattioinjesttotakehimselfoutofhissightforever;butbecauseMattiowentonlaughing，thejoketurnedtoearnest，forMesserGiovanniwouldnotlookuponhimagain，butsentforMesserAntonioAllegretti，MesserLudovico，andMesserAnnibalCaro.Onthearrivaloftheseworthymen，Iwasgreatlyforted，andtalkedreasonablywiththemawhile，nothoweverwithoutfrequentlyurgingFelicetodrivetheoldmanaway.MesserLudovicoaskedmewhatitwasIseemedtosee，andhowthemanwasshaped.WhileIportrayedhimaccuratelyinwords，theoldmantookmebythearmanddraggedmeviolentlytowardshiThismademecryoutforaid，becausehewasgoingtoflingmeunderhatchesinhishideousboat.Onsayingthatlastword，Ifellintoaterribleswoon，andseemedtobesinkingdownintotheboat.Theysaythatduringthatfainting-fitIflungmyselfaboutandcastbadwordsatMesserGiovanniGaddi，towit，thathecametorobme，andnotfromanymotiveofcharity，andotherinsultsofthekind，whichcausedhimtobemuchashamed.Lateron，theysayIlaystilllikeonedead;andafterwaitingbymemorethananhour，thinkingIwasgrowingcold，theyleftmefordead.Whentheyreturnedhome，MattioFranzesiwasinformed，whowrotetoFlorencetoMesserBenedettoVarchi，myverydearfriend，thattheyhadseenmedieatsuchandsuchanhourofthenight.Whenheheardthenews，thatmostacplishedmanandmydearfriendposedanadmirablesonnetuponmysupposedbutnotrealdeath，whichshallbereportedinitsproperplace.

Morethanthreelonghourspassed，andyetIdidnotregainconsciousness.FelicehavingusedalltheremediesprescribedbyMaestroFrancesco，andseeingthatIdidnoteto，ranpost-hastetothephysiciansdoor，andknockedsoloudlythathewokehimup，andmadehimrise，andbeggedhimwithtearstoetothehouse，forhethoughtthatIwasdead.WheretoMaestroFrancesco，whowasaverycholericman，replied:“Myson，ofwhatusedoyouthinkIshouldbeifIcame?Ifheisdead，Iammoresorrythanyouare.DoyouimaginethatifIweretoewithmymedicineIcouldblowbreathupthroughhisgutsandbringhimbacktolifeforyou?”Butwhenhesawthatthepooryoungfellowwasgoingawayweeping，hecalledhimbackandgavehimanoilwithwhichtoanointmypulses，andmyheart，tellinghimtopinchmylittlefingersandtoesverytightly，andtosendatoncetocallhimifIshouldrevive.Felicetookhisway，anddidasMaestroFrancescohadordered.Itwasalmostbrightdaywhen，thinkingtheywouldhavetoabandonhope，theygaveorderstohavemyshroudmadeandtowashme.SuddenlyIregainedconsciousness，andcalledouttoFelicetodriveawaytheoldmanonthemoment，whokepttormentingme.HewantedtosendforMaestroFrancesco，butItoldhimnottodoso，buttoecloseuptome，becausethatoldmanwasafraidofhimandwentawayatonce.SoFelicedrewneartothebed;Itouchedhim，anditseemedtomethattheinfuriatedoldmanwithdrew;soIprayedhimnottoleavemeforasecond.

WhenMaestroFrancescoappeared，hesaiditwashisdearestwishtosavemylife，andthathehadneverinallhisdaysseengreaterforceinayoungmanthanIhad.Thenhesatdowntowrite，andprescribedformeperfumes，lotions，unctions，plasters，andaheapofotherpreciousthings.MeanwhileIcametolifeagainbythemeansofmorethantwentyleechesappliedtomybuttocks，butwithmybodyborethrough，bound，andgroundtopowder.Manyofmyfriendscrowdedintobeholdthemiracleoftheresuscitateddeadman，andamongthempeopleofthefirstimportance.

IntheirpresenceIdeclaredthatthesmallamountofgoldandmoneyIpossessed，perhapssomeeighthundredcrowns，whatwithgold，silver，jewels，andcash，shouldbegivenbymywilltomypoorsisterinFlorence，calledMonaLiperata;alltheremainderofmyproperty，armourandeverythingbesides，IlefttomydearestFelice，togetherwithfiftygoldenducats，inorderthathemightbuymourning.AtthosewordsFeliceflunghisarmsaroundmyneck，protestingthathewantednothingbuttohavemeashewishedalivewithhiThenIsaid:“Ifyouwantmealive，touchmeasyoudidbefore，andthreatentheoldman，forheisafraidofyou.”Atthesewordssomeofthefolkwereterrified，knowingthatIwasnotraving，buttalkingtothepurposeandwithallmywits.Thusmywretchedmaladywentdraggingon，andIgotbutlittlebetter.MaestroFrancesco，thatmostexcellentman，camefourorfivetimesaday;MesserGiovanniGaddi，whofeltashamed，didnotvisitmeagain.Mybrother-in-law，thehusbandofmysister，arrived;hecamefromFlorencefortheinheritance;butashewasaveryworthyman，herejoicedexceedinglytohavefoundmealive.Thesightofhimdidmeaworldofgood，andhebegantocaressmeatonce，sayinghehadonlyetotakecareofmeinperson;andthishedidforseveraldays.AfterwardsIsenthimaway，havingalmostcertainhopeofmyrecovery.OnthisoccasionheleftthesonnetofMesserBenedettoVarchi，whichrunsasfollows:【1】

【1】Thissonnetissoinsipid，sountruetoCellinisrealplaceinart，sofalsetothefarfromsaintlycharacteroftheman，thatIwouldratherhavedeclinedtranslatingit，hadInotobservedittobeagoodexampleofthattechnicalandconventionalinsinceritywhichwasinvadingItalyatthisepoch.VarchiwasreallysorrytohearthenewsofCellinisdeath;butforhisgenuineemotionhefoundspuriousvehiclesofutterance.Cellini，meanwhile，hadarighttoprizeit，sinceitrevealedtohimwhatfriendshipwaspreparedtoutterafterhisdecease.

“Whoshall，Mattio，yieldourpainrelief?

Whoshallforbidthesadexpenseoftears?

Alas!‘tistruethatinhisyouthfulyears

Ourfriendhathflown，andleftusheretogrief.

“Hehathgoneuptoheaven，whowasthechief

Ofmenrenownedinartsimmortalspheres;

Amongthemightydeadhehadnopeers，

Norshallearthseehislike，inmybelief.

Ogentlesprite!iflovestillswaytheblest，

Lookdownonhimthouheredidstlove，andview

Thesetearsthatmournmyloss，notthygreatgood.

“TheredostthougazeonHisbeatitude

Whomadeouruniverse，andfindesttrue

TheformofHimthyskillformenexpressed.”

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