Not good-humouredly, but with a touch of spitefulness.
Quarrels between gentlemen's servants were as common then as they are to-day.

But the masters seldom condescended to interfere.

"Let the fellows fight it out," was the general sentiment.

Here, however, poor Jean was over-matched, and we had no choice but to see to it ourselves.
"Come, men, have a care that you do not get into trouble," I urged, restraining Croisette by a touch, for I by no means wished to have a repetition of the catastrophe which had happened at Caylus.

"These horses belong to the Vicomte de Caylus.