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MEANWHILEIwasadvancingwithmygreatstatueofMedusa.Ihadcoveredtheironskeletonwithclay，whichImodelledlikeananatomicalsubject，andabouthalfaninchthinnerthanthebronzewouldbe.ThisIbakedwell，andthenbegantospreadonthewaxsurface，inordertopletethefiguretomyliking.【1】TheDuke，whooftencametoinspectit，wassoanxiouslestIshouldnotsucceedwiththebronze，thathewantedmetocallinsomemastertocaseitforme.

【1】Thisisanimportantpassage，whichhasnot，Ithink，beenproperlyunderstoodbyCellinistranslators.Itdescribestheprocesshenowemployedinpreparingamouldforbronze-casting.First，itseems，hemadeasolidclaymodel，somewhatsmallerthanthebronzewasmeanttobe.Thisheoverlaidwithwax，andthentookahollowmouldofthefigurethusformed.Fartheronweshallseehowhewithdrewthewaxfromthehollowmould，leavingthesolidmodelinside，withspaceenoughbetweenthemforthemetaltoflowin.

Hewascontinuallytalkinginthehighesttermsofmyacquirementsandacplishments.Thismadehismajordomonolesscontinuallyeagertodevisesometrapformakingmebreakmyneck.Nowhispostatcourtgavehimauthoritywiththechief-constablesandalltheofficersinthepoorunhappytownofFlorence.OnlytothinkthatafellowfromPrato，ourhereditaryfoeman，thesonofacooper，andthemostignorantcreatureinexistence，shouldhaverisentosuchastationofinfluence，merelybecausehehadbeentherottentutorofCosimodeMedicibeforehebecameDuke!Well，asIhavesaid，hekepteveronthewatchtoservemesomeillturn;andfindingthathecouldnotcatchmeoutonanyside，hefellatlastuponthisplan，whichmeantmischief.

HebetookhimselftoGambetta，themotherofmyapprenticeCencio;andthispreciouspairtogether—thatknaveofapedantandthatrogueofastrumpet—inventedaschemeforgivingmesuchafrightaswouldmakemeleaveFlorenceinhothaste.Gambetta，yieldingtotheinstinctofhertrade，wentout，actingundertheordersofthatmad，knavishpedant，themajordomo—ImustaddthattheyhadalsogainedovertheBargello，aBolognese，whomtheDukeafterwardsdismissedforsimilarconspiracies.Well，oneevening，aftersunset，Gambettacametomyhousewithherson，andtoldmeshehadkepthimseveraldaysindoorsformywelfare.Iansweredthattherewasnoreasontokeephimshutuponmyaccount;andlaughingherwhorishartstoscorn，Iturnedtotheboyinherpresence，andsaidthesewords:“Youknow，Cencio，whetherIhavesinnedwithyou!”Hebegantoshedtears，andanswered，“No!”Uponthisthemother，shakingherhead，criedoutathim:“Ah!youlittlescoundrel!DoyouthinkIdonotknowhowthesethingshappen?”Thensheturnedtome，andbeggedmetokeeptheladhiddeninmyhouse，becausetheBargellowasafterhim，andwouldseizehimanywhereoutsidemyhouse，buttheretheywouldnotdaretotouchhiImadeanswerthatinmyhouselivedmywidowedsisterandsixgirlsofholylife，andthatIwantednobodyelsethere.UponthatsherelatedthatthemajordomohadgivenorderstotheBargello，andthatIshouldcertainlybetakenup:only，ifIwouldnotharbourherson，Imightsquareaccountsbypayingherahundredcrowns;themajordomowashercrony，andImightrestassuredthatshecouldworkhimtoherliking，providedIpaiddownthehundredcrowns.ThiscozenagegoadedmeintosuchafurythatIcried:“Outwithyou，shamefulstrumpet!Wereitnotformygoodreputation，andfortheinnocenceofthisunhappyboyofyourshere，Ishouldlongagohavecutyourthroatwiththedaggeratmyside;andtwiceorthriceIhavealreadyclaspedmyfingersonthehandle.”Withwordstothiseffect，andmanyuglyblowstoboot，Idrovethewomanandhersonintothestreet.

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