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Benvenuto - Cellini is not only the greatest goldsmith in all Europe in the 15th century, but feared as a firebrand fighter, and notorious as a lover. His one love in Della, Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Floren.2. This Duchess falls madly in love with Benvenuto and several times saves him from hanging. The Duke of Florence, desirous of Benvenuto's beautiful but dumb model, Angela, swears he will hang Benvenuto for abducting the girl from the palace. But again the wit of the Duchess wins back Benvenuto's life. Benvenuto, however, risks the Duchess' displea- sure by making love to Della in the palace.
My beloved! Have a care," Della warned, "if the Duchess should see you it would be bad for bath of us. How much re- spite have you ?"
"A full pardon, my sweet, with orders to live in the palace."
"The Duchess is clever" "It was that, or my neck, Della." "I am well aware of it. I am overjoyed that you may live and Í understand."
sure it could be none other than" brilliant."
"Remember, Angels, the Duke is to be addressed as "Your Excellency,' and not Bumpy," or they will hang both of us," he said.
me
except my model.
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foolhardy for the obstinate and lustful Duke to have this little no- body of a model rigged out like a young lady of rank and brought to dine with his wife. The chances were that the Duchess would see through the Duke's silly pretense and then. belleve that Benvenuto was responsible for the Duke's affair with Angela. To lose the good graces of the Duchess at this time might result in his being
more taken once
down to the dungeon to visit the hangman, Escape would be highly improbable then.
However, Benvenuto was never
"Quite, so, quite so, my Lady. No one takes from Florence our gentus Benvenuto, thanks to my foresight. And, by the way, I "have in mind still another move derstand—you are my model--you i one, to cross his bridges until he "Before long, Della mio, I shall we will give Benvenuto a grea: have never been anything else to arrived at them. And so he at- and a way for us to leave Italy formal banquet to-night in the
If the tended to the procuring of a suit- and settle in Vienna, with suff-palace, we shall see that word Duchess. questions, you, tell her able costume for Angela At frst clent wealth, I swear it. Mean-goes forth to Cardinal Ippolito that and add that we hate each Angela was a bother, she had no taste in such things at all and the while, I must obey every wish and D'Este that we are celebrating the ether and always fight, can you cheaper, more gaudy things, at- whim of the Duchess if I have any first anniversary of bonding the
tracted her and seemed in her A desire to live."-
famous Benvenuto Cellini to de- The coutler arrived at this mo-voting all of his talents to Flor-
eyes to be the most desirable. House and the
Finally the purchases · were iment. Benvenuto hurried away on
made. Benvenuto got some" satis→ his unhappy errand of dressing Medicl” Angela fittingly for the formal
"The first anniversary?
ence
of
de
My
remember that?”.
Kind of Funny. "I think purple velvet is what I want you to get for me to wear,”. Angela said.
Benvenuto anticipated his in-faction out of this because he remember them. She was to deny the Duke double what the things
had cost him. that she had ever been anything Back at his quarters Ascanio. niore to Benvenuto than his
Benvenuto's apprentice, stared in model.
amazement.
DONT FORGET banquet, while Della escorted the Lord, when I suggested bonding structions and angels promised to would see to it that he charged
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courier to the reception room used him--". jointly by the Duke End the "YOU' suggested it? I thought it Duchess. It was here that they was my idea!" transacted all such affairs with The Duchess smiled sweetly at tradespeople artists and friendly him: "Be generous, my Lord, and envoys,
call it OUR ides. How can we celebrate an anniversary
His Beloved
"Will Bumpy be glad to see me?" she asked,
"In God's name, call him Ex. Icellency or my Lord, and nothing else, or both of us will be hanged," Benvenuta warned.
It was not until the Duchess had
cleverness, my Lady. approved of the cosmeties and have ordered the papers of agree- sent a chamberlain with the manment made out and dated a year to pay him from the royal treasury back. Now the House of D'Este that Della had her opportunity to cannot say that we bonded Ben
venuto only after we knew they wanted him-no grounds for en- mity, you see "
go to her alone.
"Your Excellency," Della cried, impulsively, "I am happy beyond word that you, 'saved my beloved Benvenuto-————____”
“Good enough, my Lord, and the idea of a big banquet appeals to me as very clever. I suppose I shall have to be gracious to the knave, for he is a knave, even if he is also a gifted genius”
"By all means, be gracious to him. My Lady," and Duke Ales- sandro departed, feeling exceed
"OH, good master, is it you, in- deed, or a spirit of you?"" the young fellow cried.
"You will know soon enough that it is no spirit, Ascanio, if you "Of course, Benvenuto," Angela do not, go ahead with that work. said in her perush, dum mah-You have let the forge fire out. nen "Bumpy told me to”
"They told me one of Otta- "In heaven's name, Angela," vanio's own guards told me that Benvenuto cried, "never speak of you were to be hanged.” the Duke as "Bumpy except when "They didn't hang him". Ar you are alone with him”-
gela said, wh
"Bee there, Ascanto, take pat- "He was kind of funny that other time I was alone with him, tern by Angela, see how exceeding- wish I could have had a chancely intelligent she is? She is quite to eat more then Bumpy was positive that they did not hang me," and Benvenuto smiled.for the
"There you go again! Didn't I Arst time in many hours. ⠀ tell you never to speak of the Duke of Florence as Bumpy' Always remember. that."
"You don't have to be so cross, Benvenuto."
He went through his shop with Angela to his quarters,
"Come, now, off with your clothes and bathe first," he order-
ed.
"YOUR beloved ?" "Always my beloved, my Lady, even though he is even though you are his beloved."
"How
dare The Duchess stopped and smiled.
"My dear," she murmured, "we are both too sophisticated" for disingly proud of himself, while the sembling between us."
Duchess was delighted about the "What I said to Your Excellency banquet She would find oppor was true, will always remain true tunity, after the Duke drank him- 3 love Benvenuto so much that I self into greater stupidity thap would die for him--so much that ever, to be alone with Benvenuto As for Benvenuto, only thrice to have him live I gladly lose him, My Lady, your power here in the was he halted by guards, and once court la" Delia tried to find by a citizen, on, his way to his shop the appropriate words for it.
and home these people having
"No trying about it. You abfumes for you. And when you Is the only real power, my visions or getting the three thou solutely must remember or both of have finished, I will help you try sand decats reward for his head. is will get in trouble. If the on these new robes of state. No As I well know, my Lady."
His papers of full pardon served to Duchess ever heard you call the doubt you will be even more Duke Alessandro asked for an make these but petty delays. The Duke Pumpy God knows what beautiful, althong?
know that you could scarcely be
dear."
"wm, you remember not to call his Excellency Bumpy' Please remember, Angela.”
Angela sighed.
"T try and remember
him—”
"I do not need to bathe, Ben- venuto, I
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"Yes, I know. Doubtless you....... bathed a week ago. Come, come, do as I say. "I have some pre
the Saints
audience with his wife. He came guards at his home could do she would do to your me to call! more beautiful. If you were as In beaming. The prospect of hay-nothing after seeing the pardon. "But he asked me ing his Angels in the castle once Angela was eating some cakes more pleased him mightily. How. When he got back. ever, stupid as he was at times, he knew better than to tell the
"Didn't they hang you?" she asked.
"In private. In private!" "Oh, yes, that's so
full of intelligence and passion as you are of beauty, no man living could take you from me." "Come on now, I have to see Benvenuto was forced to Duchess then that Benvenuto was Yes," he declared, "three times about fitting you out properly for pervise the bathing to make sure
that to bring his model. He had been they hanged me and then cut of the state banquet tonight"
" she did not slight it. He Angela, dutifully went along with then helped her to attire herself annoyed at Benvenuto's almost my head!” stubborn protestations gainst They did noti" she replied, him, chatting steadily. Her great in the clothes she was to wear at
est Interest was not that she was his complimentary barquet, bringing Angela but it also caused you talk so silly" him some
The Duchess He rolled his eyes and wanted to dine at the table of the famous "By the Olympian gods!" he might
the dumb
He and powerful Duke and Duchess of | cried – as be- surveyed her, “but
ence, but that there wou be you are beautiful” an undver was it wished the had never
zde," he said, am to get the best of the foods in all Whatever more it may be that you
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formal the world to be exten the Court han You have
“at the palare in my pleasant.
You will be back with As for Benvenuto, he was deep eel. I am your Duke, but listen try and un- worried. He realized that it waLS
not
ving.
the
Duchess ref
ness, that she dire
they have pigeons bolled wine, to-night, do you think.
ela asked
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