Remember, senor coronel, you are not in your own district.

If it was in Albuquerque, I might take commands from you.

This is the city of Chihuahua." "Chihuahua or not, you shall be made answerable for this outrage.

Don't imagine that your patron, Santa Anna, is now Dictator, with power to endorse such base conduct as yours.

You seem to forget, Captain Uraga, that you carry your commission under a new regime--one that holds itself responsible, not only to fixed laws, but to the code of decency-- responsible also for international courtesy to the great Republic of which, I believe, this gentleman is a citizen." "Bah!" once more exclaimed the bedizened bully.