To Tartaglia's dismay, the governor was temporarily absent from Milan but Cardan attended to his guest's every need and soon the conversation turned to the problem of cubic equations.
Upang Tartaglia's masiraan ng loob, ang gobernador ay pansamantalang absent mula sa Milan ngunit kardan pumasok sa kanyang bisita ang bawat kailangan ninyo at sa lalong madaling panahon sa pag-uusap yari sa problema ng kubiko equation.