I am making you this speech, therefore, not in order to stir up a war against the Mussulmans; we have promised the Sultan peace, and it would be a great sin in us to break this promise, for we swore it on our law." "What is he mixing things up like that for ?" said Bulba to himself.
"So you see, gentles, that war cannot be begun; honour does not permit it.

But according to my poor opinion, we might, I think, send out a few young men in boats and let them plunder the coasts of Anatolia a little.
What do you think, gentles ?" "Lead us, lead us all!" shouted the crowd on all sides.

"We are ready to lay down our lives for our faith." The Koschevoi was alarmed.

He by no means wished to stir up all Zaporozhe; a breach of the truce appeared to him on this occasion unsuitable.

"Permit me, gentles, to address you further." "Enough!" yelled the Cossacks; "you can say nothing better." "If it must be so, then let it be so.