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MYfatherbeganteachingmetoplayuponthefluteandsingbynote;bynotwithstandingIwasofthattenderagewhenlittlechildrenarewonttotakepastimeinwhistlesandsuchtoys，Ihadaninexpressibledislikeforit，andplayedandsangonlytoobeyhiMyfatherinthosetimesfashionedwonderfulorganswithpipesofwood，spinetsthefairestandmostexcellentwhichthencouldbeseen，violsandlutesandharpsofthemostbeautifulandperfectconstruction.Hewasanengineer，andhadmarvellousskillinmakinginstrumentsforloweringbridgesandforworkingmills，andothermachinesofthatsort.Inivoryhewasthefirstwhowroughtreallywell.Butafterhehadfalleninlovewiththewomanwhowasdestinedtobeemymother-perhapswhatbroughtthemtogetherwasthatlittleflute，towhichindeedhepaidmoreattentionthanwasproper-hewasentreatedbythefifersoftheSignorytoplayintheirpany.Accordinglyhedidsoforsometimetoamusehimself，untilbyconstantimportunitytheyinducedhimtobeeamemberoftheirband.LorenzodeMediciandPietrohisson，whohadagreatlikingforhim，perceivedlateronthathewasdevotinghimselfwhollytothefife，andwasneglectinghisfineengineeringtalentandhisbeautifulart.Sotheyhadhimremovedfromthatpost.Myfathertookthisveryill，anditseemedtohimthattheyhaddonehimagreatdespite.Yetheimmediatelyresumedhisart，andfashionedamirror，aboutacubitindiameter，outofboneandivory，withfiguresandfoliageofgreatfinishandgranddesign.Themirrorwasintheformofawheel.Inthemiddlewasthelooking-glass;arounditweresevencircularpieces，onwhichweretheSevenVirtues，carvedandjoinedofivoryandblackbone.Thewholemirror，togetherwiththeVirtues，wasplacedinequilibrium，sothatwhenthewheelturned，alltheVirtuesmoved，andtheyhadweightsattheirfeetwhichkeptthemupright.PossessingsomeacquaintancewiththeLatintongue，heputalegendinLatinroundhislooking-glass，tothiseffect-”WhithersoeverthewheelofFortuneturns，Virtuestandsfirmuponherfeet:”

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Alittlewhileafterthisheobtainedhisplaceagainamongthefifers.AlthoughsomeofthesethingshappenedbeforeIwasborn，myfamiliaritywiththemhasmovedmetosetthemdownhere.InthosedaysthemusiciansoftheSignorywereallofthemmembersofthemosthonourabletrades，andsomeofthembelongedtothegreaterguildsofsilkandwool;andthatwasthereasonwhymyfatherdidnotdisdaintofollowthisprofession，andhischiefdesirewithregardtomewasalwaysthatIshouldbeeagreatperformerontheflute.Iformypartfeltnevermorediscontentedthanwhenhechosetotalktomeaboutthisscheme，andtotellmethat，ifIliked，hediscernedinmesuchaptitudesthatImightbeethebestmanintheworld.

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