and hearing, not of advice. He took a look at the furnace and then ordered the workers to fetch some oak-wood across the street that was offered to him previously. The oak-wood, which burns powerfully, took quick blaze and the furnace began to glow and sparkle. Meanwhile, there was violent rain outside and I was wondering what had happened to his fever (Cellini 416). The metal was now about to melt and Cellini ordered a sixty-pound block of bronze to be tossed in the furnace. With this the metal was quickly beginning to liquefy. I grabbed an iron rod along with Cellini and started to stir the channels in which the metal would travel into the mould. All of a sudden an explosion took place with a tremendous flame, as if a thunderbolt had struck us. Everyone was in astonishment as the light finally went away. I then looked to the furnace and discovered the cap had blown off and the bronze was bubbling. A miracle had taken place as Cellini went to pull the plugs and allow the bronze to flow into the mould. At this time we were grabbing dishes, bowls , and any metal items and tossing them into the furnace. The bronze was in perfect liquefaction. All were now joyous in laughter as this miracle was being experienced. We had all doubted this man but were now proven wrong. But Cellini had forgotten all as we sat and drank together. Then he told us how weird it was that his fever was totally forgotten. It seemed some demon had enraged him and scared the illness away from this man who felt he was dying. We all departed now for rest about two hours before morning (Cellini 418). Two days had passed for the statue to cool. Cellini and I began to uncover the statue slowly. The Medusa head came out beautifully just as Cellini predicted along with the rest of the statue. This was until he reached the right foot whose toes were not complete. This was great, however, because it was exactly what Cellini had predicted to the Duke (...
