Therewasformerlyinourcityaknight, bynameMesserTedaldo, oftheLamberti, accordingtosome,or, asotherssay, oftheAgolantifamily, , withoutprofessingtodeterminewhichofthetwohouseshebelongedto, Isay, thathewasinhisdayaverywealthyknight, andhadthreesons, theeldestbeingbynameLamberto, thesecondTedaldo, , spiritedyoungmenweretheyall, thoughtheeldestwasnotyeteighteenyearsoldwhentheirfather, MesserTedaldo,diedveryrich, ,bothinmoneyandinlandsandchattels, theyfelltospendingwithoutstintorrestraint, indulgingtheireverydesire, maintainingagreatestablishment, andalargeandwell-filledstable, besidesdogsandhawks,keepingeveropenhouse, scatteringlargesses, jousting,and, notcontentwiththeseandthelikepastimespropertotheircondition, ; and, theirrentsnotsufficingtodefraytheirexpenditure, theybegantosellandpledgetheirproperty, anddisposingofitbydegrees, oneitemtodayandanotherto-morrow, theyhardlyperceivedthattheywereapproachingthevergeofruin, , remindedthemofthepositionofwealthanddignitywhichhadbeentheirsandtheirfather'sbeforethem, andshewedthemthepovertytowhichtheirextravagancehadreducedthem, andadjuredthemmostearnestlythat,beforetheirdestitutionwasyetfurthermanifest, theyshouldallthreesellwhatlittleremainedtothemanddepartthence; -taking, oranyceremony, theyquittedFlorence;nordidtheyrestuntiltheyhadarrivedinEnglandandestablishedthemselvesinasmallhouseinLondon,where, bylivingwithextremeparsimonyandlendingatexorbitantusances, theyprosperedsowellthatinthecourseofafewyearstheyamassedafortune; andso,onebyone, theyreturnedtoFlorence, purchasednotafewoftheirformerestatesbesidesmanyothers, ,wheretheycontinuedtheirbusinessofusurers, theylefttoayoungnephew, Alessandrobyname, while,heedlessalikeoftheteachingofexperienceandofmaritalandparentalduty, theyallthreelaunchedoutatFlorenceintomoreextravagantexpenditurethanbefore, , who, tohisgreatprofit, hadlentmoneytothebaronsonthesecurityoftheircastlesandrents.
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