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THEGUARDwasnowaboutfiftypacesfromus;forMaffio，theirofficer，hadmadesomeofthemturnbacktotakeupthecorporalmybrotherkilled.Accordingly，Iquicklytraversedthatshortspace，wrappedinmycape，whichIhadtightenedroundme，andcameupwithMaffio，whomIshouldmostcertainlyhavemurdered，fortherewereplentyofpeopleround，andIhadwoundmywayamongtheWiththerapidityoflightning，Ihadhalfdrawnmyswordfromthesheath，whenBerlinghierBerlinghieri，ayoungmanofthegreatestdaringandmygoodfriend，threwhimselffrombehinduponmyarms;hehadfourotherfellowsoflikekidneywithhim，whocriedouttoMaffio:“Awaywithyou，forthismanherealonewaskillingyou!”Heasked:“Whoishe?”andtheyanswered:“Ownbrothertothemanyouseethere.”Withoutwaitingtohearmore，hemadehasteforTorrediNona;andtheysaid:“Benvenuto，wepreventedyouagainstyourwill，butdiditforyourgood;nowletusgotosuccourhimwhomustdieshortly.”Accordingly，weturnedandwentbacktomybrother，whomIhadatonceconveyedintoahouse.Thedoctorswhowerecalledinconsultation，treatedhimwithmedicaments，butcouldnotdecidetoamputatetheleg，whichmightperhapshavesavedhi

Assoonashiswoundhadbeendressed，DukeAlessandroappearedandmostaffectionatelygreetedhiMybrotherhadnotasyetlostconsciousness;sohesaidtotheDuke:“Mylord，thisonlygrievesme，thatyourExcellencyislosingaservantthanwhomyoumayperchancefindmenmorevaliantintheprofessionofarms，butnonemorelovinglyandloyallydevotedtoyourservicethanIhavebeen.”TheDukebadehimdoallhecouldtokeepalive;fortherest，hewellknewhimtobeamanofworthandcourage，Hethenturnedtohisattendants，orderingthemtoseethatthebraveyoungfellowwantedfornothing.

Whenhewasgone，mybrotherlostbloodsocopiously，fornothingcouldbedonetostopit，thathewentoffhishead，andkeptravingallthefollowingnight，withtheexceptionthatonce，whentheywantedtogivehimthemunion，hesaid:“Youwouldhavedonewelltoconfessmebefore;nowitisimpossiblethatIshouldreceivethedivinesacramentinthisalreadyruinedframe;itwillbeenoughifIpartakeofitbythedivinevirtueoftheeyesight，wherebyitshallbetransmittedintomyimmortalsoul，whichonlypraystoHimformercyandforgiveness.”Havingspokenthus，thehostwaselevated;buthestraightwayrelapsedintothesamedeliriousravingsasbefore，pouringforthatorrentofthemostterriblefrenziesandhorribleimprecationsthatthemindofmancouldimagine;nordidheceaseonceallthatnightuntilthedaybroke.

Whenthesunappearedaboveourhorizon，heturnedtomeandsaid:“Brother，Idonotwishtostayherelonger，forthesefellowswillendbymakingmedosomethingtremendous，whichmaycausethemtorepentoftheannoyancetheyhavegivenme.”Thenhekickedoutbothhislegs-theinjuredlimbwehadenclosedinaveryheavybox-andmadeasthoughhewouldflingitacrossahorsesback.Turninghisfaceroundtome，hecalledoutthrice-”Farewell，farewell!”andwiththelastwordthatmostvaliantspiritpassedaway.

Attheproperhour，towardnightfall，IhadhimburiedwithdueceremonyinthechurchoftheFlorentines;andafterwardsIerectedtohismemoryaveryhandsomemonumentofmarble，uponwhichIcausedtrophiesandbannerstobecarved.Imustnotomittomentionthatoneofhisfriendshadaskedhimwhothemanwasthathadkilledhim，andifhecouldrecognisehim;towhichheansweredthathecould，andgavehisdescription.Mybrother，indeed，attemptedtopreventthisingtomyears;butIgotitverywellimpresseduponmymind，aswillappearinthesequel.

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