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I trust you will be ready at the shortest notice to do what Signor Formica, who is really here in Florence at the present time, shall require of you." This Antonio promised most faithfully, and hope revived in him again, and confidence. Signor Pasquale Capuzzi was not a little astonished at receiving a formal invitation from the Accademia de' Percossi.
His residence soon became the rendezvous of all who were distinguished for their talents, and who afterwards formed themselves into an academy, to which they gave the title of "I. Percossi."
All I expect of you is that you will be ready and prepared to do whatever Signor Formica who happens to be here at this moment may require of you." Antonio promised obedience with all his heart, hope and confidence at once beginning to glimmer up within him. Signor Pasquale was not a little astonished to receive a formal invitation from the Academia de' Percossi. "Ha! indeed!" he cried.
The banqueting-hall was like a beautiful grove with fragrant bushes and flowers and splashing fountains; and the dishes even, which were served up by pages in eccentric costumes, were very wonderful to look at, as if they came from some distant land of magic. These meetings of writers and savans in Salvator Rosa's house were called at that time the Accademia de' Percossi.
Thus, the dining-hall had the appearance of a beautiful shrubbery, containing sweet-smelling bushes and flowers and gurgling springs; and the very dishes, served by singularly-attired pages, had a wonderful appearance, as if they came from some far-off enchanted land. These assemblages of poets and savants in Salvator Rosa's house were at the time known as the Academia de' Percossi.
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