M.Grimani pitied my foolishness, and I remained dismayed, grieved, and ready to cry.

M.Baffo brought me life again.

He rushed to me, embraced me tenderly, and said, "Thou are right, my child.

The sun does not move; take courage, give heed to your reasoning powers and let others laugh." My mother, greatly surprised, asked him whether he had taken leave of his senses to give me such lessons; but the philosopher, not even condescending to answer her, went on sketching a theory in harmony with my young and simple intelligence.

This was the first real pleasure I enjoyed in my life.