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NOVELLA DELGRASSO LEGNAIUOLO La nove l l aèc ol l oc a t a ne l14 09 e d èa t t r i bui t a ad Ant oni o Mane t t i ,bi ogr a f o de lBr une l l es c hi .Al c uni s ol l azz e vol ifior e nt i nis ir i t r ova nope rc e nar ei ns i e meenot anoc heunl or oc ompa gno,Mane t t oAmmanna t i ni de t t oi lGr as s o ,a bi l ee ba ni s t a ,not ope rl as uai nge nui t à, èa s s e nt e . Pe rve ndi c ar s idiunt al e“ a ffr ont o”,i lf amos oa r c hi t e t t oFi l i ppoBr une l l e s c hi ,me mbr odis pi c c oa l l ’ i nt e r no de l l abr i ga t a ,i de aunac ol os s al ebe ffaac uit ut t ipr ende r a nnopar t e .Coil or oc ompl ot t i ,r i us c i r a nnoaf a r c r e de r ealGr as s odie s s e r eun’ a l t r ape r s ona:Ma t t e oManni ni ,f ami ge r a t of annul l onec hevi vea l l es pal l edei par e nt i .Or gani zz a t al abe ffa ,Br une l l es c his ir e c ac om’ èus of ar eal l abot t e gade lGr as s o.Vii r r ompepoc opi ù t ar diunf anc i ul l o,c onl anot i z i ac hel ama dr ede l l ’ a r c hi t e t t ohaa vut oungr a veac c i de nt e .I lGr a s s os ioffr edi ac c ompa gnar el ’ a mi c o,mai lBr une l l e s c hir i fiut a ,ede s c efinge ndos is c onvol t o.L ’ as t ut oa r c hi t e t t or a ggi unge l ac as ade lGr as s o( c hea ve val a s c i a t ol apor t as e mi ape r t ape rl amadr e ,l aqual ee r apoc ol ont anoaf ar ei l buc a t o)evis ic hi udeal l ’ i nt e r no. Poc o dopo,i lGr a s s oc hi udebot t e gaet or naac as a .Sime r a vi gl i ane lt r ova r el apor t ac hi us a .Chi ama al l ’ i nt e r no,eBr une l l e s c hir i s pondei mi t ando a l l a pe r f e z i onel avoc ede l l ’ ami c o ,c hi ama ndol o Ma t t e oe finge ndodipar l ar ec onl amadr ea s s e nt e . A ques t is e gnal i ,gi ài lGr a s s os ’ i ns os pe t t i s c e . Quandopoipas s ape r s t r a da–s e c ondoquant oor di t o–l os c ul t or eDona t e l l oe ,as uavol t a ,e gl is ir i vol gea lGr a s s oc hi a mandol o Ma t t e o,i ll e gna i ol oi ni z i aac r e de r edie s s e r eda vve r oun’ a l t r aper s ona .( “ Sar e ii oma iCal a ndr i no ,c h’ i os i as ì t os t odi ve nt a t ouna l t r os e nzae s s e r me nea vve dut o? ”) . Poc odopo ,c omes t abi l i t o,pe rs t r a dapas s a noime s s ide l l aMe r c a nz i adiFi r e nze( l ’ or ganogi ur i s di zi onal e adi bi t oalc ont r ol l ode ibi l anc i )eunodique s t is ir i vol gea lGr a s s o–s e mpr ec hi ama ndol oMa t t e o–eor di na a gl ia l t r idit r a r r ei nar r e s t oi ls uoc r e di t or ei ns ol ut o.I ns uadi f e s a ,Mane t t oaffe r madinone s s e r eMa t t e o, ma i lme s s or i ba t t ec hehagi àus a t oque s t as c us aa l t r evol t e .Ri nc hi us oi npr i gi one ,i lGr as s ovit r as c or r euna not t ei nqui e t a .Alma t t i no dopo,affac c i a t os ia l l ’ i nf e r r i a t a ,ve de pas s a r e pe rs t r ada Gi ovanniRuc e l l ai , anc h’ e gl ime mbr ode l l abr i ga t aes uoc l i e nt e .Cos t uifingedinonr i c onos c e r l opoi c hé ,purc onos c e ndoi l Gr a s s o,e gl inonc onos c eMa t t e o.Mane t t oa t t i r al as uaa t t e nzi oneegl idoma ndaunf a vor e :r i f e r i r eas es t e s s o c hee gl is it r ovai nc a r c e r e .Gi ova nniac c et t ae ,t r ova t oFi l i ppo,l or a ggua gl i a . I lGr a s s os t aor ma ic onvi nc e ndos id’ e s s e r eMa t t e o.I npr i gi onec onl uivièa nc heungi udi c e( nonnomi na t o dal l ’ a ut or e ,mac hes a ppi amoe s s e r eGi ovanniGhe r a r didaPr a t o) ,a nc h’ e gl ii nc a r c e r a t oda l l aMe r c a nzi ape r nona ve rpa ga t ounde bi t o ,maa lt e mpodiques t as t or i al as uas i t uazi ones ièor mair i s ol t a ,e de gl ia t t e ndet i e s s e r er i l a s c i a t oagi or ni .Ques t i ,nonc onos c e ndol os c he r z odic uii lGr a s s oèpr e daec r e de ndoc h’ e gl is i a t r i s t es ol oac aus ade ls uode bi t o ,t ent adic ons ol ar l oaffe r ma ndoc hei ls uononèpoiungr a vepr obl e ma .I l Gr a s s oal l or agl ie s ponei ls uove r odi l e mma ,s pe r a ndoc hei lGhe r a r di–e s s e ndouomoe r udi t o–abbi al e t t o dic a s is i mi l ia ls uoepos s ac ons i gl i ar l o.I lgi udi c es ir e ndec ont oquas is ubi t oc hei ls uoc ompa gnodic e l l aè ogge t t odiunabe ffae ,pe rdi ve r t i r s ias uavol t aas pe s ede lGr a s s o,i ni zi aar ac c ont ar gl is t or i ediuomi ni mut a t ii na l t r iuomi ni ,oa nc hei nani mal i( Apul e i o ,At t e one ) .Affe r maa nc hec heuns uoc ol l abor a t or e ,un gi or no, s imut òi nunal t r oenont or nòmaipi ùque l l oc h’ e r apr i ma . Ne lpome r i ggi os ipr e s e nt anoal l aMe r c anz i aif r a t e l l idiMa t t e o,c ompl i c ianc h’ e s s i .Es s ir i mpr ove r anoi l Gr a s s o pe rl ac ondot t a da l uit enut a ,s pe r pe r a ndo s ol dia non fini r e .Pe rbe ne s t a r ede l l a madr e ,e s s i pa ghe r a nnoi lde bi t odiMa t t e o.Poi c hés ive r gognanodil ui ,t or ne r annoas e r a ,qua ndononvis ar ài ngi r o t ant age nt e ,pe rr i por t ar l oac as a .A que s t opunt oi lGr as s oèc e r t odie s s e r eMa t t e o,poi c héif r a t e l l idique s t i l ohannovi s t oer i c onos c i ut ope ri ll or oc ongi unt o.I lGhe r a r dis os t i e nec he ,ne lmal e , gl ic onvi e nec onvi nc e r s i d’ e s s e rMa t t e oevi ve r edaf annul l onec omevi veMa t t e o.Las uave c c hi avi t anonèpi ùs ua .A s e r a ,c ome pr ome s s ot or nano.Tant oèc onvi nt o ,quandos e nt ei lnot ai oc hi a mar eMa t t e o,i lGr a s s os if as ubi t oa va nt ie d e s c ec onif r a t e l l i .Ar r i vanoa l l al or oc as ae ,me nt r eunode if r a t e l l ir e s t ac olGr a s s o,l ’ a l t r os ir e c adalpar r oc o diunavi c i nac hi e s a ,r a c c ont andogl iun’ as s ur das t or i a :s uof r a t e l l oMa t t e os ’ èc onvi nt odie s s e r eunal t r o, c r e dedie s s e r ei lGr a s s ol e gnai ol o.I lf r a t e l l oc hi e dealpr e t edivi s i t ar eMa t t e o,ne l l as pe r anz adipot e r l o guar i r e .Se gueunl ungodi s c or s o,r i c c odipa r ol eamor e vol i ,de lpr e t ealGr a s s o.Que s t ipr ome t t edis f or z ar s i dinont ent ar ema ipi ùdie s s e r ei lGr as s o.Sol o,vor r e bbepar l ar ec onque s t i–c olGr a s s o–pe ra ve rc onf e r ma dinones s e rpi ùl ui .I lpr e t el odi s s uadedaque s t as c e l t ae ,r i c ompens a t ope ris uois f or zidaif r a t e l l i ,s i

ac c omi a t a .Gi ungedinas c os t oBr une l l e s c hie ,r a ggua gl i a t odaif r a t e l l idiMa t t e o,por gel or ounaboc c et t adi s onni f e r o ,or di nandodis ommi ni s t r a r nealGr as s o.Quand’ e gl is iaddor me nt a ,t ut t iic os pi r a t or is ir i uni s c ono el opor t anoac a s as ua ,ne ls uol e t t o.Gl ipr e ndonodal l ac i nt ur al ac hi a vede l l abot t e gae ,gi unt i vi ,s pos t ano t ut t igl ia t t r e zz iec r e a nogr anc onf us i one . Ri s ve gl i a t os i ,alma t t i no ,ac as apr opr i a ,i lGr a s s onons t api ùne l l ape l l epe rl af e l i c i t à.Sic onvi nc ed’ a ve r s ogna t o,purnon r i c or dando c om’ e r a gi unt o ac a s a pr opr i a .Sidi r i ge a l l as ua bot t e ga e ,t r ovandol a s ot t os opr a ,nons ac hepe ns ar e .Ar r i vanopoiif r a t e l l idiMa t t e o,iqual ir ac c ont anoalGr a s s oc hei ll or o f r a t e l l oèmi s t e r i os ame nt es c ompar s oenons a nnodovec e r c ar l o. A que s t opunt o,i lpove r ol e gnai ol onons api ùqual es i al as uave r ai de nt i t à.De c i depe r t ant odius c i r e ,e i nc ont r a r epe r s onec hepos s a noi de nt i fic ar l o.Dopoa ve ral ungova ga t o,e gl it r ovaDona t e l l oeFi l i ppo,c hel o r i c onos c onoc omei lGr a s s o.Br une l l e s c hii ni zi aar ac c ont ar ede l l as t r a navi c e ndadiMa t t e oManni ni ,i lqual e , ar r es t a t oda l l aMe r c a nzi a ,a ve vas os t e nut od’ e s s e r ei lGr a s s o.Fi l i ppo,i nol t r e ,domandaa l l ’ ami c odov’ ès t a t o t ut t oi lgi or nopr i ma ,poi c hépi ùvol t es ’ e r ar e c a t oa l l as uabot t e gaenonl ’ a ve vat r ova t o. Sopr a ggi ungedunqueMa t t e o,a nc h’ e gl ic ompl i c ede l l os c he r z o.I lGr as s ogl ir i f e r i s c ec heis uoif r a t e l l il o c e r c ano.I nc ur i os i t i ,gl iami c idomandanoaMa t t e oc heneès t a t odil uine igi or nipr e c e de nt i .Egl iaffe r ma c he ,s ì ,a ve vaunde bi t odas a l dar e ,maa t t e nde vac hedir i s c uot e r eunc r e di t ope rpa ga r l o.Ave ndol of a t t o, s ’ e r ar e c a t one gl iul t i migi or niaCe r t os a ,f uor ic i t t à,ede r ar i e nt r a t os ol ol anot t epr i ma.Alve de r l ope r ò,un s uoc ont adi nos imer a vi gl i òegl idi s s ec hepe rt ut t oungi or nonons ’ e r af a t t ovi vo.Qui ndiMa t t e os c opr ì d’ e s s e rar r i va t oduegi or nipr i maequi ndid’ a ve rdor mi t ouni nt e r ogi or noel anot t es e gue nt e .Iqua t t r o vannoapar l ar e ,c onma ggi or ei nt i mi t à,alc or odiSant aMar i ade lFi or e .Qui viFi l i ppoi nf or maMa t t e ode l l e voc is e c ondoc uie gl ie r as t a t oi npr i gi onei lgi or nopr i ma .Dona t e l l oa ffer madia ve r l ovi s t o,f uor il apor t ade l Gr a s s o, er i f e r i s c ede l l es uef ar ne t i c az i onialmome nt ode l l ’ ar r e s t o.Ma t t e one gat ut t o; ne ls ogno, a ggi unge , gl i par e vad’ e s s e ri lGr as s oes it r ova vai nc as as uaepa r l a vac ons uamadr e ,s ir e c a vapoial l abot t e gaequi vi a ve vapr ova t oac i ment ar s ine lme s t i e r ede ll e gnai ol o,nonr i us c e ndovi .Al l or aa nc hei lGr as s os pi e gai ls uo “ s ogno”,i nc uis ’ e r ac onvi nt od’ e s s e r eMa t t e oanzi c hés es t e s s o.De s i de r os od’ udi r ec onf e r mada l l amadr e ,i l Gr a s s os iac c omi a t a .Fi l i ppol os a l ut a ,i nvi t andol oac e nape runadique l l es e r e . Ri mas t is ol i ,Fi l i ppo,Dona t oeMa t t e os el ar i dono.I nt ant oi lGr a s s os ir e c aaPol ve r os a ,dac uianc or as ua madr enona ve vaf a t t or i t or no.Tor nandoaFi r e nze ,s ol oc ois uoipe ns i e r i ,i lGr a s s os ic a pac i t ade l l abe ffadi c uiès t a t ovi t t i maes ive r gognamol t od’ e s s e r ec as c a t oi npi e none l l at r a ppol a .Sic onvi nc edinonpot e rdar e ave de r ed’ e s s e r s e nea c c or t o,emol t oès c oc c i a t ode lf a t t oc heèFi l i ppo,dal l ac uif ur bi z i ac ondi ffic ol t àe gl i pot r àdi f e nde r s i ,ai nt e s s e r el et r a mede l l os c he r z o. Pe ns adiandar s e nei nUnghe r i a ,oveuns uoami c o,c hec onl uie r as t a t oal l i e vo,unt e mpo,de lmae s t r o l e gna i ol oPe l l e gr i node l l eTa r s i e ,a ve vat r ova t of or t unaals e r vi zi odiFi l i ppoSc ol ar ide t t oSpano, pr ot e t t or edi unac ol oni adifior e nt i nine lr e gnounghe r e s e .Que s t os uoa mi c o,c heguar dac as oi nque igi or nis it r ovaa Fi r e nze ,pi ù vol t ea ve vac hi e s t oalGr a s s odive ni r ec on l uialnor d,as s i c ur andogl ic hei n br e vet e mpo s ar e bbe r odi ve nut ir i c c hi s s i mi .I lGr a s s ol oi nc r oc i aeac c e t t adir i pa r t i r ec onl uil ama t t i nadopo.Que s t ipe r ò, anc or aèt r a t t e nut ope ra ffar ii nc i t t àma ,s ei lGr a s s ohaf r e t t adipa r t i r e , pot r a nnor i nc ont r a r s iaBol ognaeda l ìpr os e gui r ei ns i e me .Ac c or da t os ic onl ’ a mi c o,i lGr a s s or a c c ogl i eis uoia t t r e zz i ,l as c i andoneal c unic hel a madr ea vr e bbepot ut oi mpe gnar epe rguada gnar equal c os a .Pr i madipa r t i r e , i lGr a s s os is ent ei nogniangol o de l l ac i t t àde r i s ope re s s e rc adut one l l abe ffaa r c hi t e t t a t ada lBr une l l e s c hi ;c i òl oe s or t api ùd’ ognial t r ac os a adandar s e ne . I nt ant o,l abr i ga t adiFi l i ppoor gani z zòmol t eal t r ec e ne ,c uif ui nvi t a t oanc hei lgi udi c eGhe r a r di ,i nvi r t ùde l s uoope r a t odic ompl i c ei na t t e s o.I lGr a s s o,c omes pe r a t o ,t r ovòbuonave nt ur ai nUnghe r i a .LoSpanol o nomi nòmae s t r oi nge gne r e ,el oc hi a mòma es t r oMane t t odaFi r e nzeegl iga r ant ìunot t i mos a l a r i o.Tor nò nume r os evol t eaFi r e nzee ,ne l l apr i madique l l eoc c a s i oni ,Fi l i ppo gl ic hi es epe r c héa ve s s ede c i s o di andar s e ne .I lGr as s or i ba t t éc hec onos c e vagi àl ar i s pos t aat a l edomanda.Br une l l e s c his e nt e nzi ò,pe r ò,c he gr az i eaque s t abe ffai lGr a s s oa vr e bbeot t e nut omol t api ùf amac hec onl ’ i mpe r a t or ei npe r s ona ,eanc hedal ì ac e nt o annil a ge nt el oa vr e bbe r i c or da t o.I nol t r e ,da un t al es c he r z o,i lGr as s oe r a us c i t o nobi l ee not e vol me nt ea r r i c c hi t o ,alpunt odae s s e r edamol t ii nvi di a t o. Mol t evol t eBr une l l e s c hir a c c ont òque s t anove l l aenume r os eve r s i onines onos t a t et r a s pos t edamol t e pl i c i aut or i .Ant oni oMane t t ia ffe r mac hel as uaèl ’ uni c ave r i t i e r aadi s pe t t odimol t ea l t r ef al s eemendac i ....