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wished to know what good fortune had befallen him. Then Lise told him
of the youths whom he had met in the inn, and of the present they had
made him; but he kept to himself his conversation with the youths. 

Cianne was now all impatience to get away from his brother, and
told him to go and rest himself, as he was no doubt tired; then he
started post-haste, and soon arrived at the inn, where, finding the
same youths, he fell into chat with them. And when the youth asked him
the same question, what he thought of that month of March, Cianne,
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humours and brings sickness to our bodies. A month of which, whenever
we would announce ruin to a man, we say,  Go, March has shaved
you!' A month of which, when you want to call a man presumptuous, you
say,  What cares March?' A month in short so hateful, that it
would be the best fortune for the world, the greatest blessing to the
earth, the greatest gain to men, were it excluded from the band of
brothers." 

March, who heard himself thus slandered, suppressed his anger till
the morning, intending then to reward Cianne for his calumny; and when
Cianne wished to depart, he gave him a fine whip, saying to him,
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hundred!' and you shall see pearls strung upon a rush." 

Cianne, thanking the youth, went his way in great haste, not
wishing to make trial of the whip until he reached home. But hardly
had he set foot in the house, when he went into a secret chamber,
intending to hide the money which he expected to receive from the
whip. Then he said, "Whip, give me a hundred!" and thereupon
the whip gave him more than he looked for, making a score on his legs
and face like a musical composer, so that Lise, hearing his cries,
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the little box and brought it to a standstill. Then he asked Cianne
what had happened to him, and upon hearing his story, he told him he
had no one to blame but himself; for like a blockhead he alone had
caused his own misfortune, acting like the camel, that wanted to have
horns and lost its ears; but he bade him mind another time and keep a
bridle on his tongue, which was the key that had opened to him the
storehouse of misfortune; for if he had spoken well of the youths, he
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not expected. In conclusion Lise comforted him, bidding him not seek
more wealth than Heaven had give him, for his little casket would
suffice to fill the houses of thirty misers, and Cianne should be
master of all he possessed, since to the generous man Heaven is
treasurer; and he added that, although another brother might have
borne Cianne  ill-will for the cruelty with which he had treated
him in his poverty, yet he reflected that his avarice had been a
favourable wind which had brought him to this port, and therefore
wished to show himself grateful for the benefit.

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