He knew well enough what to expect, but a chivalrous feeling of friendship led him to try to shield his young companion, even at the risk of a more severe punishment to be inflicted upon himself.
"It was my fault," he said, manfully.

"Giacomo would not have gone in but for me." "Wicked, ungrateful boy!" exclaimed the padrone, wrathfully.

"It was my money that you spent.

You are a thief!" Phil felt that this was a hard word, which he did not deserve.

The money was earned by himself, though claimed by the padrone.