\"WhatareyougoingtodoinRome？\"saidhe，indifferently。
\"IamgoingtobegthePopetousehisinfluenceinmyfavourwiththeStateInquisitorsatVenice。\"
Itwasnotthetruth，butonelieisasgoodasanother，andifI
hadsaidIwasonlygoingforamusement’ssakehewouldnothavebelievedme。Totellthetruthtoanunbelievingmanistoprostitute，tomurderit。Hethenbeggedmetoenterintoacorrespondencewithhim，andasthatboundmetonothingIagreedtodoso。
\"Icangiveyouamarkofmyfriendship，\"saidhe，\"byintroducingyoutotheMarquisdeBotta—Adamo，GovernorofTuscany；heissupposedtobeafriendoftheregent’s。\"