Angelini immediately begins to speak of Tommaso Cavalieri.

"I gave that soul you wrote of to M.Tommao, who sends you his very best regards, and begs me to communicate any letters I may receive from you to him.

Your house is watched continually every night, and I often go to visit it by day.

The hens and master cock are in fine feather, and the cats complain greatly over your absence, albeit they have plenty to eat." Angelini never writes now without mentioning Cavalieri.

Since this name does not occur in the correspondence before the date of July 12, 1533, it is possible that Michelangelo made the acquaintance during his residence at Rome in the preceding winter.