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WHENwehadcrossedthemountainsoftheSimplon,wecametoarivernearaplacecalledIndevedro.Itwasbroadandverydeep,spannedbyalongnarrowbridgewithoutramparts.Thatmorningathickwhitefrosthadfallen;andwhenIreachedthebridge,ridingbeforetherest,Irecognisedhowdangerousitwas,andbademyservantsandyoungmendismountandleadtheirhorses.SoIgotacrosswithoutaccident,androdeontalkingwithoneoftheFrenchmen,whoseconditionwasthatofagentleman.Theother,whowasascrivener,laggedalittlewaybehind,jeeringtheFrenchgentlemanandmebecausewehadbeensofrightenedbynothingatallastogiveourselvesthetroubleofwalking.Iturnedround,andseeinghimuponthemiddleofthebridge,beggedhimtoegently,sincetheplacewasverydangerous.Thefellow,truetohisFrenchnature,criedoutinFrenchthatIwasamanofpoorspirit,andthattherewasnodangerwhatsoever.Whilehespokethesewordsandurgedhishorseforward,theanimalsuddenlyslippedoverthebridge,andfellwithlegsinairclosetoahugerocktherewasthere.NowGodisveryoftenmercifultomadmen;sothetwobeasts,humanandequine,plungedtogetherintoadeepwidepool,wherebothofthemwentdownbelowthewater.Onseeingwhathadhappened,Isetoffrunningatfullspeed,scrambledwithmuchdifficultyontotherock,anddanglingoverfromit,seizedtheskirtofthescrivenersgownandpulledhimup,forhewasstillsubmergedbeneaththesurface.Hehaddrunkhisbellyfulofwater,andwaswithinanaceofbeingdrowned.Ithen,beholdinghimoutofdanger,congratulatedthemanuponmyhavingbeenthemeansofrescuinghislife.ThefellowtothisansweredmeinFrench,thatIhaddonenothing;theimportantthingstosavewerehiswritings,worthmanyscoresofcrowns;andthesewordsheseemedtosayinanger,drippingwetandsplutteringthewhile.Thereupon,Iturnedroundtoourguides,andorderedthemtohelpthebrute,addingthatIwouldseethempaid.Oneofthemwithgreataddressandtroublesethimselftothebusiness,andpickedupallthefellowswritings,sothathelostnotoneofthem:theotherguiderefusedtotroublehimselfbyrenderinganyassistance.
Ioughtheretosaythatwehadmadeapurseup,andthatIperformedthepartofpaymaster.So,whenwereachedtheplaceImentioned,andhaddined,Idrewsomecoinsfromthemonpurseandgavethemtotheguidewhohelpedtodrawhimfromthewater.ThereuponthefellowcalledoutthatImightpaythemoutofmyownpocket;hehadnointentionofgivingthemanmorethanwhathadbeenagreedonforhisservicesasguide.UponthisIretortedwithinsultinglanguage.Thentheotherguide,whohaddonenothing,cameupanddemandedtoberewardedalso.Itoldhimthattheonewhohadbornethecrossdeservedtherepense.Hecriedoutthathewouldpresentlyshowmeacrosswhichshouldmakemerepent.IrepliedthatIwouldlightacandleatthatcross,whichshould,Ihoped,makehimtobethefirsttoweephisfolly.ThevillagewewereinlayonthefrontierbetweenVeniceandtheGermans.Sotheguideranofftobringthefolktogether,andcame,followedbyacrowd,withaboar-spearinhishand.Mountedonmygoodsteed,Iloweredthebarrelofmyarquebuse,andturningtomyrades,cried:“AtthefirstshotIshallbringthatfellowdown;doyoulikewiseyourduty,forthesearehighwayrobbers,whohaveusedthislittleincidenttocontriveourmurder.”Theinnkeeperatwhosehousewehaddinedcalledoneoftheleaders,animposingoldman,andbeggedhimtoputastoptothedisorder,saying:“Thisisamostcourageousyoungman;youmaycuthimtopieces,buthewillcertainlykillalotofyou,andperhapswillescapeyourhandsafterdoingallthemischiefheisable.”Somatterscalmeddown:andtheoldman,theirleader,saidtome:“Goinpeace;youwouldnothavemuchtoboastofagainstus,evenifyouhadahundredmentobackyou.”Irecognisedthetruthofhiswords,andhadindeedmadeupmymindtodieamongthem;therefore,whennofurtherinsultswerecastatme,Ishookmyheadandexclaimed:“IshouldcertainlyhavedonemyutmosttoproveIamnostatue,butamanoffleshandspirit.”Thenweresumedourjourney;andthatevening,atthefirstlodgingwecameto,settledouraccountstogether.ThereIpartedforeverfromthatbeastofaFrenchman,remainingonveryfriendlytermswiththeother,whowasagentleman.AfterwardsIreachedFerrara,withmythreehorsesandnootherpany.
Havingdismounted,IwenttocourtinordertopaymyreverencetotheDuke,andgainpermissiontodepartnextmorningforLoreto.WhenIhadwaiteduntiltwohoursafternightfall,hisExcellencyappeared.Ikissedhishands;hereceivedmewithmuchcourtesy,andorderedthatwatershouldbebroughtformetowashmyhandsbeforeeating.TothisplimentImadeapleasantanswer:“Mostexcellentlord,itisnowmorethanfourmonthsthatIhaveeatenonlyjustenoughtokeeplifetogether;knowingthereforethatIcouldnotenjoythedelicaciesofyourroyaltable,IwillstayandtalkwithyouwhileyourExcellencyissupping;inthiswayweshallbothhavemorepleasurethanifIweretosupwithyou.”Accordingly,weenteredintoconversation,andprolongeditforthenextthreehours.AtthattimeItookmyleave,andwhenIgotbacktotheinn,foundamostexcellentmealready;fortheDukehadsentmetheplatesfromhisownbanquet,togetherwithsomefamouswine.Havingnowfastedtwofullhoursbeyondmyusualhourforsupping,Ifelltowithheartyappetite;andthiswasthefirsttimesincefourmonthsthatIfeltthepowerorwilltoeat.
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