I must have passed between their two armies if I had gone by land; this obliged me to re-embark at Lerici.

I passed by Corvo, that famous rock, the ruins of the city of Luna, and landed at Murrona.

Thence I went the next day on horseback to Pisa, Siena, and Rome.

My eagerness to execute your orders has made me a night-traveller, contrary to my character and disposition.

I would not sleep till I had paid my duty to your illustrious father, who is always my hero.