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THEAFFRONTSandinsultsIreceivedmademehaverecoursetotheKing，begginghisMajestytoestablishmeinsomeotherplace.Heanswered:“Whoareyou，andwhatisyourname?”Iremainedingreatconfusion，andcouldnotprehendwhathemeant.Holdingmytonguethus，theKingrepeatedthesamewordsasecondtimeangrily.ThenIsaidmynamewasBenvenuto.“If，then，youaretheBenvenutoofwhomIhaveheard，”repliedtheKing，“actaccordingtoyourwont，foryouhavemyfullleavetodoso.”ItoldhisMajestythatallIwantedwastokeephisfavour;fortherest，Iknewofnothingthatcouldharmme.Hegavealittlelaugh，andsaid:“Goyourways，then;youshallneverwantmyfavour.”Uponthishetoldhisfirstsecretary，MonsignordiVillerois，toseemeprovidedandacmodatedwithallIneeded.

ThisVilleroiswasanintimatefriendoftheProvost，towhomthecastlehadbeengiven.Itwasbuiltinatriangle，rightupagainstthecitywalls，andwasofsomeantiquity，buthadnogarrison.Thebuildingwasofconsiderablesize.MonsignordiVilleroiscounselledmetolookaboutforsomethingelse，andbyallmeanstoleavethisplacealone，seeingthatitsownerwasamanofvastpower，whowouldmostassuredlyhavemekilled.IansweredthatIhadefromItalytoFranceonlyinordertoservethatillustriousKing;andasfordying，IknewforcertainthatdieImust;alittleearlieroralittlelaterwasamatterofsupremeindifferencetome.

NowVilleroiswasamanofthehighesttalent，exceptionallydistinguishedinallpoints，andpossessedofvastwealth.Therewasnothinghewouldnotgladlyhavedonetoharmme，buthemadenoopendemonstrationofhismind.Hewasgrave，andofanoblepresence，andspokeslowly，athisease.Toanothergentleman，MonsignordiMarmagna，thetreasurerofLanguedoc，heleftthedutyofmolestingme.Thefirstthingwhichthismandidwastolookoutthebestapartmentsinthecastle，andtohavethemfittedupforhimself.ItoldhimthattheKinghadgivenmetheplacetoservehimin，andthatIdidnotchooseitshouldbeoccupiedbyanybutmyselfandmyattendants.Thefellow，whowashaughty，bold，andspirited，repliedthathemeanttodojustwhatheliked;thatIshouldrunmyheadagainstawallifIpresumedtoopposehim，andthatVilleroishadgivenhimauthoritytodowhathewasdoing.Itoldhimthat，bytheKingsauthoritygiventome，neitherhenorVilleroiscoulddoit.WhenIsaidthathegaveventtooffensivelanguageinFrench，whereatIretortedinmyowntonguethathelied.Stungwithrage，heclappedhishanduponalittledaggerwhichhehad;thenIsetmyhandalsotoalargedirkwhichIalwaysworeformydefence，andcriedout:“Ifyoudaretodraw，Illkillyouonthespot.”Hehadtwoservantstobackhim，andIhadmytwolads.ForamomentortwoMarmagnastoodindoubt，notknowingexactlywhattodo，butratherinclinedtomischief，andmuttering:“Iwillneverputupwithsuchinsults.”Seeingthenthattheaffairwastakingabadturn，Itookasuddenresolution，andcriedtoPagoloandAscanio:“Whenyouseemedrawmydirk，throwyourselvesuponthoseserving-men，andkillthemifyoucan;Imeantokillthisfellowatthefirststroke，andthenwewilldecamptogether，withGodsgrace.”Marmagna，whenheunderstoodmypurpose，wasgladenoughtogetaliveoutofthecastle.

Allthesethings，toningthemdownatrifle，IwrotetotheCardinalofFerrara，whorelatedthematoncetotheKing.TheKing，deeplyirritated，mittedmetothecareofanotherofficerofhisbodyguardwhowasnamedMonsignorloIscontrodOrbech.ByhimIwasacmodatedwithallthatIrequiredinthemostgraciouswayimaginable.

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