TheTintorettahadgreaterclaimsthanJuliettetotheadmirationofsensiblemen。Shelovedpoetry，andifithadnotbeenthatIwasexpectingthebishop，Iwouldhavefalleninlovewithher。Shewasherselfsmittenwithayoungphysicianofgreatmerit，namedRighelini，whodiedintheprimeoflife，andwhomIstillregret。I
shallhavetomentionhiminanotherpartofmyMemoirs。
Towardstheendofthecarnival，mymotherwrotetoM。Grimanithatitwouldbeagreatshameifthebishopfoundmeundertheroofofanoperadancer，andhemadeuphismindtolodgemeinarespectableanddecentplace。HetooktheAbbeTosellointoconsultation，andthetwogentlementhoughtthatthebestthingtheycoulddoformewouldbetosendmetoaclericalseminary。Theyarrangedeverythingunknowntome，andtheabbeundertooktoinformmeoftheirplanandtoobtainfrommeagraciousconsent。ButwhenIheardhimspeakwithbeautifulflowersofrhetoricforthepurposeofgildingthebitterpill，Icouldnothelpburstingintoajoyouslaughter，andI
astoundedhisreverencewhenIexpressedmyreadinesstogoanywherehemightthinkrighttosendme。
Theplanofthetwoworthygentlemenwasabsurd，forattheageofseventeen，andwithanaturelikemine，theideaofplacingmeinaseminaryoughtnevertohavebeenentertained，buteverafaithfuldiscipleofSocrates，feelingnounconquerablereluctance，andtheplan，onthecontrary，appearingtomeratheragoodjoke，Inotonlygaveareadyconsent，butIevenlongedtoentertheseminary。I