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The capitano began yelping like a cowardly school-boy, who has been well punched by a lesser and more courageous antagonist. Immediately I got on deck, I produced an English book, which mentioned the port of Mogador as a "good" port. "Per Dio Santo!" exclaimed our capitano; "yes, for the English it is a good port you dare devils at sea for them it is a good port.
After a moment of placid scrutiny of his enraged countenance by those bright, watchful eyes, Coke might have been non-existent so far as recognition of his outburst was apparent during the sonorous discussion that ensued between Dom Corria Antonio De Sylva and the Señor Capitano Salvador De San Benavides. The latter, it is true, betrayed excitement.
"The business is urgent; the Capitano is the bearer of a letter to the Signora Contessa." "Remain with me, Katrine," said Sylvie after a pause, then to the servant "Show Captain Ruspardi in here."
The complaint of the Capitano was heard with the utmost attention by the Signory, who promising to remunerate him for the injury he had suffered and provide for his future security, he was satisfied.
But the captain scowled at him, and Peppe frowned. "She is a rebellious jade," quoth the captain sourly. "Nay, softly," returned Francesco; for all that he still laughed. "If you were of knightly rank I'd break a lance with you on that score. As it is " he paused, his laughter ceased, and his dark eyes took the captain's measure in a curious way. "Best leave her uncensured, Ser Capitano.
"The Signor Capitano is occupied, Madonna," replied the boy. "I know it, I know it," she answered. "But my business is the lady's business also. I must see them both and at once. Let me pass." The page vowed and swore by all the company of Heaven that those were her actual words.
Their plan was, that each should bring into his house a number of armed men, and on the morning after the day of All Saints, when almost all would be in the temples praying for their dead, they should take arms, kill the Capitano and those who were at the head of affairs, and then, with a new Signory and new ordinances, reform the government.
To silence those who were dissatisfied with the banishment of Cosmo, they endowed with the power of a Balia, the Eight of War and the Capitano of the People.
At length one of the party, seemingly unable to any longer endure the tension, rose slowly to his feet and, addressing George, said: "Senor Capitano, it is not possible for us to deny the truth of the charges which you have brought against us; to our shame and sorrow we are obliged to admit that all you have said is only too true.
The arrested citizens were examined, and although nothing was elicited against them sufficient to induce the Capitano to find them guilty, their enemies excited the minds of the populace to such a degree of outrageous and overwhelming fury against them, that they were condemned to death, as it were, by force.
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