You and your men were hired for me by Messer Gonzaga, and to you was given the honourable office of captain over them, that you might lead them in this service of mine in the ways of duty, submission, and loyalty.

Instead of that, you were the instigator of that outrage this morning, when murder was almost done upon an inoffensive man who was my guest.

What have you to say ?" "That I was not the instigator," he answered sullenly.
"It is all one," she returned, "for at least it was done with your sanction, and you took a share in that cruel sport, instead of restraining it, as was clearly your duty.

It is upon you, the captain, that the responsibility rests." "Lady," he explained, "they are wild souls, but very true." "True to their wildness, maybe," she answered him disdainfully.

Then she proceeded: "You will remember that twice before has Messer Gonzaga had occasion to admonish you.