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THEOrsiandtheMoratinihadtakenmyadviceandgonetoCittàdiCastellosoitwastothatcitywedirectedourway,andeventuallyreacheditinsafety.IdidnotknowwhereBartolomeoMoratiniwas,andIdidnotwishtotakeGiuliatomyownhouse,soIplacedherinaBenedictineconvent,thesuperiorofwhich,onhearingmyname,promisedtogiveherguesteverycare.
ThenIwenttotheoldpalacewhichIhadnotseenforsomanyyears.IhadbeentooexcitedtogetreallyhometonoticeanythingofthestreetsasIpassedthroughthembutasIcameinviewofthewell-rememberedwalls,Istopped,overcomewithstrangeemotions....IrememberedthedaywhennewshadbeenbroughtmethattheoldVitelli,whowasthenrulerofCastello,hadmurmuredcertainthingsaboutmewhichcausedmynecktoitchuncomfortably—anduponthisIhadentrustedmylittlebrothertoarelative,whowasoneofthecanonsofthecathedral,andthepalacetomysteward,andmountingm