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WHILEIwasatworkuponthatdiabolicaltaskofmine，therecamefromtimetotimetowatchmesomeofthecardinalswhowereinvestedinthecastle;andmostfrequentlytheCardinalofRavennaandtheCardinaldeGaddi.Ioftentoldthemnottoshowthemselves，sincetheirnastyredcapsgaveafairmarktoourenemies.Fromneighbouringbuildings，suchastheTorredeBini，werangreatperilwhentheywerethere;andatlastIhadthemlockedoff，andgainedtherebytheirdeepill-will.Ifrequentlyreceivedvisitsalsofromthegeneral，OrazioBaglioni，whowasverywellaffectedtowardme.Onedaywhilehewastalkingwithme，henoticedsomethinggoingforwardinadrinking-placeoutsidethePortadiCastello，whichborethenameofBaccanello.Thistavernhadforsignasunpaintedbetweentwowindows，ofabrightredcolour.Thewindowsbeingclosed，SignorOrazioconcludedthatabandofsoldierswerecarousingattablejustbetweenthemandbehindthesun.Sohesaidtome“Benvenuto，ifyouthinkthatyoucouldhitthatwallanellsbreadthfromthesunwithyourdemi-cannonhere，Ibelieveyouwouldbedoingagoodstrokeofbusiness，forthereisagreatmotionthere，andmenofmuchimportancemustprobablybeinsidethehouse.”IansweredthatIfeltquitecapableofhittingthesuninitscentre，butthatabarrelfullofstones，whichwasstandingclosetothemuzzleofthegun，mightbeknockeddownbytheshockofthedischargeandtheblastoftheartillery.Herejoined:“Dontwastetime，Benvenuto.Inthefirstplace，itisnotpossible，whereitisstanding，thatthecannonsblastshouldbringitdown;andevenifitweretofall，andthePopehimselfwasunderneath，themischiefwouldnotbesogreatasyouimagine.Fire，then，onlyfire!”Takingnomorethoughtaboutit，Istruckthesuninthecentre，exactlyasIsaidIshould.Thecaskwasdislodged，asIpredicted，andfellpreciselybetweenCardinalFarneseandMesserJacopoSalviati.Itmightverywellhavedashedoutthebrainsofbothofthem，exceptthatjustatthatverymomentFarnesewasreproachingSalviatiwithhavingcausedthesackofRome，andwhiletheystoodapartfromoneanothertoexchangeopprobriousremarks，mygabionfellwithoutdestroyingtheWhenheheardtheuproarinthecourtbelow，goodSignorOraziodashedoffinahurry;andI，thrustingmyneckforwardwherethecaskhadfallen，heardsomepeoplesaying;“Itwouldnotbeabadjobtokillthatgunner!”UponthisIturnedtwofalconetstowardthestaircase，withmindresolvedtoletblazeonthefirstmanwhoattemptedtoeup.ThehouseholdofCardinalFarnesemusthavereceivedorderstogoanddomesomeinjury;accordinglyIpreparedtoreceivethem，withalightedmatchinhand.Recognisingsomewhowereapproaching，Icalledout:“Youlazylubbers，ifyoudontpackofffromthere，andifbutamanschildamongyoudarestotouchthestaircase，Ihavegottwocannonloaded，whichwillblowyouintopowder.GoandtelltheCardinalthatIwasactingattheorderofsuperiorofficers，andthatwhatwehavedoneandaredoingisindefenceofthempriests，andnottohurtthe”Theymadeaway;andthencameSignorOrazioBaglioni，running.Ibadehimstandback，elseIdmurderhim;forIknewverywellwhohewas.Hedrewbackalittle，notwithoutacertainshowoffear，andcalledout:“Benvenuto，Iamyourfriend!”TothisIanswered:“Sir，eup，butealone，andtheneasyoulike.”Thegeneral，whowasamanofmightypride，stoodstillamoment，andthensaidangrily:“Ihaveagoodmindnottoeupagain，andtodoquitetheoppositeofthatwhichIintendedtowardyou.”IrepliedthatjustasIwasputtheretodefendmyneighbours，Iwasequallywellabletodefendmyselftoo.Hesaidthathewasingalone;andwhenhearrivedatthetopofthestairs，hisfeaturesweremoredisposedthatIthoughtreasonable.

SoIkeptmyhanduponmysword，andstoodeyeinghimaskance.Uponthishebegantolaugh，andthecolouringbackintohisface，hesaidtomewiththemostpleasantmanner:“FriendBenvenuto，IbearyouasgreatloveasIhaveitinmyhearttogive;andinGodsgoodtimeIwillrenderyouproofofthis.WouldtoGodthatyouhadkilledthosetworascals;foroneofthemisthecauseofallthistrouble，andthedayperchancewillewhentheotherwillbefoundthecauseofsomethingevenworse.”Hethenbeggedme，ifIshouldbeasked，nottosaythathewaswithmewhenIfiredthegun;andfortherestbademebeofgoodcheer.Themotionwhichtheaffairmadewasenormous，andlastedalongwhile.However，Iwillnotenlargeuponitfurther，onlyaddingthatIwaswithinaninchofrevengingmyfatheronMesserJacopoSalviati，whohadgrievouslyinjuredhim，accordingtomyfathersplaints.Asitwas，unwittinglyIgavethefellowagreatfright.OfFarneseIshallsaynothinghere，becauseitwillappearinitsproperplacehowwellitwouldhavebeenifIhadkilledhi

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