\"Thatis，\"Isaid，\"atorrentwhichwasonceariver:\"
Theyconsultedadictionary，andfoundthattheRubiconflowedthroughCesena。Theywereamazed，and，asIwishedthemtohavefullscopeforwrongreasoning，Ileftthem。
Ihadtakenafancy，nottopurloinfivehundredsequinsfromthosepoorfools，buttogoandunearththeamountattheirexpenseinthehouseofanotherfool，andtolaughatthemallintothebargain。I
longedtoplaythepartofamagician。Withthatidea，whenIleftthehouseoftheridiculousantiquarian，Iproceededtothepubliclibrary，where，withtheassistanceofadictionary，Iwrotethefollowingspecimenoffacetiouserudition:
\"Thetreasureisburiedintheearthatadepthofseventeenandahalffathoms，andhasbeenthereforsixcenturies。Itsvalueamountstotwomillionsofsequins，enclosedinacasket，thesamewhichwastakenbyGodfreydeBouillonfromMathilda，CountessofTuscany，intheyear1081，whenheendeavouredtoassistHenryIV，againstthatprincess。Heburiedtheboxhimselfintheveryspotwhereitnowis，beforehewenttolaysiegetoJerusalem。GregoryVII，whowasagreatmagician，havingbeeninformedoftheplacewhereithadbeenhidden，hadresolvedongettingpossessionofithimself，butdeathpreventedhimfromcarryingouthisintentions。