The prosperity of the past four days had increased the insolence inherent in the man.
"Is that your affair ?" he growled menacingly.

"You are over-bold, sir stranger, to seek a quarrel with me, and over-pert to tell me how I shall discharge my captaincy.

By the Passion! You shall be punished." "Punished--I ?" echoed Francesco, on whose brow there now descended a scowl as black as Ercole's own.
"Aye, punished, young sir.

Ercole Fortemani is my name." "I have heard of you," answered the Count contemptuously, "and of how you belie that name of yours, for they tell me that a more drunken, cowardly, good-for-nothing rogue is not to be found in Italy--no, not even in the Pope's dominions.

And have a care how you cast the word 'punishment' at your betters, animal.