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ITchancedonedaythatIwasleaningagainstashopofoneofthesemen，whocalledouttome，andbeganpartlyreproaching，partlybullying.Iansweredthathadtheydonetheirdutybyme，Ishouldhavespokenofthemwhatonespeaksofgoodandworthymen;butastheyhaddonethecontrary，theyoughttoplainofthemselvesandnotofme.WhileIwasstandingthereandtalking，oneofthem，namedGherardoGuasconti，theircousin，havingperhapsbeenputuptoitbythem，layinwaittillabeastofburdenwentby.Itwasaloadofbricks.Whentheloadreachedme，GherardopusheditsoviolentlyonmybodythatIwasverymuchhurt.Turningsuddenlyroundandseeinghimlaughing，Istruckhimsuchablowonthetemplethathefelldown，stunned，likeonedead.ThenIfacedroundtohiscousins，andsaid:“Thatsthewaytotreatcowardlythievesofyoursort;”andwhentheywantedtomakeamoveuponme，trustingtotheirnumbers，I，whosebloodwasnowwellup，laidhandstoalittleknifeIhad，andcried:“Ifoneofyouesoutoftheshop，lettheotherrunfortheconfessor，becausethedoctorwillhavenothingtodohere.”Thesewordssofrightenedthemthatnotonestirredtohelptheircousin.AssoonasIhadgone，thefathersandsonsrantotheEight，anddeclaredthatIhadassaultedthemintheirshopswithswordinhand，athingwhichhadneveryetbeenseeninFlorence.Themagistrateshadmesummoned.Iappearedbeforethem;andtheybegantoupbraidandcryoutuponme-partly，Ithink，becausetheysawmeinmycloak，whiletheothersweredressedlikecitizensinmantleandhood;butalsobecausemyadversarieshadbeentothehousesofthosemagistrates，andhadtalkedwithalloftheminprivate，whileI，inexperiencedinsuchmatters，hadnotspokentoanyofthem，trustinginthegoodnessofmycause.Isaidthat，havingreceivedsuchoutrageandinsultfromGherardo，andinmyfuryhavingonlygivenhimaboxontheear，IdidnotthinkIdeservedsuchavehementreprimand.Ihadhardlytimetofinishthewordbox，beforePrinzivalledellaStufa，whowasoneoftheEight，interruptedmebysaying:“Yougavehimablow，andnotabox，ontheear.”Thebellwasrungandwewereallorderedout，whenPrinzivallespokethusinmydefencetohisbrotherjudges:“Mark，sirs，thesimplicityofthispooryoungman，whohasaccusedhimselfofhavinggivenaboxontheear，undertheimpressionthatthisisoflessimportancethanablow;whereasaboxontheearintheNewMarketcarriesafineoftwenty-fivecrowns，whileablowcostslittleornothing.Heisayoungmanofadmirabletalents，andsupportshispoorfamilybyhislabouringreatabundance;IwouldtoGodthatourcityhadplentyofthissort，insteadofthepresentdearthofthe”

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