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WHILEIwasthusdismallydebatingwithmyself，IheardAscaniocallingme.OntheinstantIjumpedoutofbed，andaskedifhebroughtgoodoreviltidings.Theknaveanswered:“TheyaregoodnewsIbring;butyoumustonlysendbackthosethreevases，fortherascallytreasurerskeepshouting，‘Stopthief!SotheBishopandMesserGuidosaythatyoumustabsolutelysendthemback.Fortherestyouneedhavenoanxiety，butmaypursueyourjourneywithalightheart.”Ihandedoverthevasesimmediately，twoofthembeingmyownproperty，togetherwiththesilverandmuchelsebesides.IhadmeanttotakethemtotheCardinalofFerrarasabbeyatLyons;forthoughpeopleaccusedmeofwantingtocarrythemintoItaly，everybodyknowsquitewellthatitisimpossibletoexportmoney，gold，orsilverfromFrancewithoutspeciallicense.Consider，therefore，whetherIcouldhavecrossedthefrontierwiththosethreegreatvases，which，togetherwiththeircases，wereawholemulesburden!Itiscertainlytruethat，sincethesearticleswereofgreatvalueandthehighestbeauty，IfeltuneasinessincasetheKingshoulddie，andIhadlatelylefthiminaverybadstateofhealth;thereforeIsaidtomyself:“Ifsuchanaccidentshouldhappen，havingthesethingsinthekeepingoftheCardinal，Ishallnotlosethe”

Well，tocutthestoryshort，Isentbackthemulewiththevases，andotherthingsofimportance;then，uponthefollowingmorning，ItravelledforwardwiththepanyIhavealreadymentioned，norcouldI，throughthewholejourney，refrainfromsighingandweeping.Sometimes，however，IconsoledmyselfwithGodbysaying:“LordGod，beforewhoseeyesthetruthliesopen!Thouknowestthatmyobjectinthisjourneyisonlytocarryalmstosixpoormiserablevirginsandtheirmother，myownsister.Theyhaveindeedtheirfather，butheisveryold，andgainsnothingbyhistrade;Ifear，therefore，lesttheymighttooeasilytaketoabadcourseoflife.Since，then，Iamperformingatrueactofpiety，IlooktoThyMajestyforaidandcounsel.”ThiswasalltherecreationIenjoyeduponmyforwardjourney.

WewereonedaydistantfromLyons，anditwascloseuponthehouroftwenty-two，whentheheavensbegantothunderwithsharprattlingclaps，althoughtheskywasquiteclearatthetime.Iwasridingacross-bowshotbeforemyrades.AfterthethundertheheavensmadeanoisesogreatandhorriblethatIthoughtthelastdayhade;soIreinedinforamoment，whileashowerofhailbegantofallwithoutadropofwater.Afirsthailwassomewhatlargerthanpelletsfromapopgun，andwhenthesestruckme，theyhurtconsiderably.Littlebylittleitincreasedinsize，untilthestonesmightbeparedtoballsfromacrossbow.Myhorsebecamerestivewithfright;soIwheeledround，andreturnedatagalloptowhereIfoundmyradestakingrefugeinafir-wood.Thehailnowgrewtothesizeofbiglemons.IbegantosingaMiserere;andwhileIwasdevoutlyutteringthispsalmtoGod，therefellastonesohugethatitsmashedthethickbranchesofthepineunderwhichIhadretiredforsafety.Anotherofthehailstoneshitmyhorseuponthehead，andalmoststunnedhim;onestruckmealso，butnotdirectly，elseitwouldhavekilledme.Inlikemanner，pooroldLionardoTedaldi，wholikemewaskneelingontheground，receivedsoshrewdablowthathefellgrovellinguponallfours.WhenIsawthatthefirboughofferednoprotection，andthatIoughttoactaswellastointonemyMisereres，Ibeganatoncetowrapmymantleroundmyhead.AtthesametimeIcriedtoLionardo，whowasshriekingforsuccour，“Jesus!Jesus!”thatJesuswouldhelphimifhehelpedhimself.Ihadmoretroubleinlookingafterthismanssafetythanmyown.Thestormragedforsomewhile，butatlastitstopped;andwe，whowerepoundedblackandblue，scrambledaswellaswecoulduponourhorses.Pursuingthewaytoourlodgingforthenight，weshowedourscratchesandbruisestoeachother;butaboutamilefartheronwecameuponasceneofdevastationwhichsurpassedwhatwehadsuffered，anddefiesdescription.Allthetreeswerestrippedoftheirleavesandshattered;thebeastsinthefieldlaydead;manyoftheherdsmenhadalsobeenkilled;weobservedlargequantitiesofhailstoneswhichcouldnothavebeengraspedwithtwohands.Feelingthenthatwehadewelloutofagreatperil，weacknowledgedthatourprayerstoGodandMiserereshadhelpedusmorethanwecouldhavehelpedourselves.ReturningthankstoGod，therefore，weenteredLyonsinthecourseofthenextday，andtarriedthereeightdays.Attheendofthistime，beingrefreshedinstrengthandspirits，weresumedourjourney，andpassedthemountainswithoutmishap.OntheothersideIboughtalittlepony，becausethebaggagewhichIcarriedhadsomewhatovertiredmyhorses.

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