Now, on my soul, if Guidobaldo insists upon the union after this, why, then, he has no heart, no feeling.

As I live, she is a kinswoman that such a warlike prince might well be proud of.

Small wonder that they do not fear the Borgia in Urbino." And he laughed again.

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.