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124 LIFE OF BENVENUTO CELLINI [BK. 11
which has carried you continually so far? This is indeed
a disgraceful thing. If I were to let you go without money,
what would you say? Now get you out of my sight.
May God bless you a thousand times.—Good-bye!" I
turned my horse and left them weeping. I followed a
most beautiful road through a wood in order to cover
that day forty miles at least through the least known
country that I could think of; and I had already covered
about two miles. And in that little bit of journey I
had resolved never more to visit any part of the world
where I was known; nor did I ever wish to execute
any other work except a Christ three in height,
approaching as far as I was able to that infinite loveli-
ness that had been shown to me by Himself/ Being
already thoroughly resolved about this, I went my way
towards the (Holy) Sepulchre. When I was just think-
ing that I had got so far that no one could find me any
more, at this (very moment) I heard horses galloping be-
hind me. And they caused me some suspicion, because
in those parts there is a certain kind of bands of men,
whom they call "adventurers," who cheerfully assassinate
folks upon the highway. And although they every day
hang many of them, it seems as if they did not care
for that. When these (riders) came up to me, I recog-
nized that it was a messenger from the King, along with
that youth of mine, Ascanio. And when he came up to
me he said: " On behalf of the King I tell you that you
must quickly come to him." To that man I replied:
"You come on behalf of the Cardinal; wherefore I will
' This alludes to the visions in the Castef Sant' Angelo, and
CELLINI'S vow to visit the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. O'-
Book I, Chapter XXV.
which has carried you continually so far? This is indeed
a disgraceful thing. If I were to let you go without money,
what would you say? Now get you out of my sight.
May God bless you a thousand times.—Good-bye!" I
turned my horse and left them weeping. I followed a
most beautiful road through a wood in order to cover
that day forty miles at least through the least known
country that I could think of; and I had already covered
about two miles. And in that little bit of journey I
had resolved never more to visit any part of the world
where I was known; nor did I ever wish to execute
any other work except a Christ three in height,
approaching as far as I was able to that infinite loveli-
ness that had been shown to me by Himself/ Being
already thoroughly resolved about this, I went my way
towards the (Holy) Sepulchre. When I was just think-
ing that I had got so far that no one could find me any
more, at this (very moment) I heard horses galloping be-
hind me. And they caused me some suspicion, because
in those parts there is a certain kind of bands of men,
whom they call "adventurers," who cheerfully assassinate
folks upon the highway. And although they every day
hang many of them, it seems as if they did not care
for that. When these (riders) came up to me, I recog-
nized that it was a messenger from the King, along with
that youth of mine, Ascanio. And when he came up to
me he said: " On behalf of the King I tell you that you
must quickly come to him." To that man I replied:
"You come on behalf of the Cardinal; wherefore I will
' This alludes to the visions in the Castef Sant' Angelo, and
CELLINI'S vow to visit the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. O'-
Book I, Chapter XXV.