君主論-the prince(英文版)

第5部分 (第4/7頁)

Vitelli；　that；　being　trained　under　hisdiscipline；　he　might　attain　some　high　position　in　the　militaryprofession。　After　Paolo　died；　he　fought　under　his　brother　Vitellozzo；and　in　a　very　short　time；　being　endowed　with　wit　and　a　vigorous　body　andmind；　he　became　the　first　man　in　his　profession。　But　it　appearing　to　hima　paltry　thing　to　serve　under　others；　he　resolved；　with　the　aid　of　somecitizens　of　Fermo；　to　whom　the　slavery　of　their　country　was　dearer　thanits　liberty；　and　with　the　help　of　the　Vitelli；　to　seize　Fermo。　So　hewrote　to　Giovanni　Fogliani　that；　having　been　away　from　home　for　manyyears；　he　wished　to　visit　him　and　his　city；　and　in　some　measure　to　lookinto　his　patrimony；　and　although　he　had　not　laboured　to　acquire　anythingexcept　honour；　yet；　in　order　that　the　citizens　should　see　he　had　notspent　his　time　in　vain；　he　desired　to　e　honourably；　so　would　beacpanied　by　one　hundred　horsemen；　his　friends　and　retainers；　and　heentreated　Giovanni　to　arrange　that　he　should　be　received　honourably　bythe　citizens　of　Fermo；　all　of　which　would　be　not　only　to　his　honour；　butalso　to　that　of　Giovanni　himself；　who　had　brought　him　up。Giovanni；　therefore；　did　not　fail　in　any　attentions　due　to　his　nephew；and　he　caused　him　to　be　honourably　received　by　the　Fermans；　and　helodged　him　in　his　own　house；　where；　having　passed　some　days；　and　havingarranged　what　was　necessary　for　his　wicked　designs；　Oliverotto　gave　asolemn　banquet　to　which　he　invited　Giovanni　Fogliani　and　the　chiefs　ofFermo。　When　the　viands　and　all　the　other　entertainments　that　are　usualin　such　banquets　were　finished；　Oliverotto　artfully　began　certain　gravediscourses；　speaking　of　the　greatness　of　Pope　Alexander　and　his　sonCesare；　and　of　their　enterprises；　to　which　discourse　Giovanni　and　othersanswered；　but　he　rose　at　once；　saying　that