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The Autobiography of Benvenuto CelliniLVIII（第1页）

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LVIII

THEPOPEcamebackfromBologna，andsentatonceforme，becausetheCardinalhadwrittentheworsthecouldofmyaffairsinhisdespatches.Hewasinthehottestrageimaginable，andbademeeupontheinstantwithmypiece.Iobeyed.Now，whilethePopewasstayingatBologna，Ihadsufferedfromanattackofinflammationintheeyes，sopainfulthatIscarcecouldgoonlivingforthetorment;andthiswasthechiefreasonwhyIhadnotcarriedoutmywork.ThetroublewassoseriousthatIexpectedforcertaintobeleftwithoutmyeyesight;andIhadreckonedupthesumonwhichIcouldsubsist，ifIwereblindforlife.UponthewaytothePope，IturnedoverinmymindwhatIshouldputforwardtoexcusemyselffornothavingbeenabletoadvancehiswork.Ithoughtthatwhilehewasinspectingthechalice，Imighttellhimofmypersonalembarrassments.However，Iwasunabletodoso;forwhenIarrivedinthepresence，hebrokeoutcoarselyatme:“Comeherewithyourwork;isitfinished?”Idisplayedit;andhistemperrising，heexclaimed:“InGodstruthItellthee，thouthatmakestitthybusinesstoholdnomaninregard，that，wereitnotfordecencyandorder，Iwouldhavetheechuckedtogetherwiththyworkthereoutofwindows.”Accordingly，whenIperceivedthatthePopehadbeenobetterthanaviciousbeast，mychiefanxietywashowIcouldmanagetowithdrawfromhispresence.So，whilehewentonbullying，Ituckedthepiecebeneathmycape，andmutteredundermybreath:“Thewholeworldcouldnotpelablindmantoexecutesuchthingsasthese.”Raisinghisvoicestillhigher，thePopeshouted:“Comehere;whatsaystthou?”Istayedintwominds，whetherornottodashatfullspeeddownthestaircase;thenItookmydecisionandthrewmyselfuponmyknees，shoutingasloudlyasIcould，forhetoohadnotceasedfromshouting:“Ifaninfirmidyhasblindedme，amIboundtogoonworking?”Heretorted:“Yousawwellenoughtomakeyourwayhither，andIdontbelieveonewordofwhatyousay.”Ianswered，forInoticedhehaddroppedhisvoicealittle:“LetyourHolinessinquireofyourphysician，andyouwillfindthetruthout.”Hesaid:“Soho!softly;atleisureweshallhearifwhatyousayisso.”Then，perceivingthathewaswillingtogivemehearing，Iadded:“IamconvincedthattheonlycauseofthisgreattroublewhichhashappenedtomeisCardinalSalviati;forhesenttomeimmediatelyafteryourholinessdeparture，andwhenIpresentedmyself，hecalledmyworkastewofonions，andtoldmehewouldsendmetopleteitinagalley;andsuchwastheeffectuponmeofhisknavishwords，thatinmypassionIfeltmyfaceinflame，andsointolerableaheatattackedmyeyesthatIcouldnotfindmyownwayhome.Twodaysafterwards，cataractsfellonbothmyeyes;Iquitelostmysight，andafteryourholinessdepartureIhavebeenunabletoworkatall.”

Risingfrommyknees，Ileftthepresencewithoutfurtherlicense.ItwasafterwardsreportedtomethatthePopehassaid:“Onecangivemissions，butnottheprudencetoperformtheIdidnottelltheCardinaltogosobrutallyaboutthisbusiness.Ifitistruethatheissufferingfromhiseyes，ofwhichIshallgetinformationthroughmydoctor，oneoughttomakeallowanceforhi”Agreatgentleman，intimatewiththePope，andamanofverydistinguishedparts，happenedtobepresent.HeaskedwhoIwas，usingtermslikethese:“MostblessedFather，pardonifIputaquestion.IhaveseenyouyieldatoneandthesametimetothehottestangerIeverobserved，andthentothewarmestpassion;soIbegyourHolinesstotellmewhothemanis;forifheisapersonworthytobehelped，Icanteachhimasecretwhichmaycurehimofthatinfirmity.”ThePopereplied:“Heisthegreatestartistwhowaseverborninhisowncraft;oneday，whenwearetogether，Iwillshowyousomeofhismarvellousworks，andthemanhimselftoboot;andIshallbepleasedifwecanseeourwaytowarddoingsomethingtoassisthi”Threedaysafterthis，thePopesentformeafterdinnertime，andIfoundthatgreatnobleinthepresence.Onmyarrival，thePopehadmycope-buttonbrought，andIinthemeantimedrewforthmychalice.Thenoblemansaid，onlookingatit，thathehadneverseenamorestupendouspieceofwork.Whenthebuttoncame，hewasstillmorestruckwithwonder:andlookingmestraightintheface，headded:“Themanisyoung，Itrow，tobesoableinhisart，andstillaptenoughtolearnmuch.”Hethenaskedmewhatmynamewas.Ianswered:“MynameisBenvenuto.”Hereplied:“AndBenvenutoshallIbethisdaytoyou.Takeflower-de-luces，stalk，blossom，root，together;thendecoctthemoveraslackfire;andwiththeliquidbatheyoureyesseveraltimesaday;youwillmostcertainlybecuredofthatweakness;butseethatyoupurgefirst，andthengoforwardwiththelotion.”ThePopegavemesomekindwords，andsoIwentawayhalfsatisfied.

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