They mustn't try to interpret the meaning of the laws and the books, they're so tricky and pettifogish! Just as soon as they learn Castilian they become enemies of God and of Spain.

Just read the _Tandang Basio Macunat_--that's a book! It tells truths like this!" And he held up his clenched fists.
Padre Sibyla rubbed his hand over his tonsure in sign of impatience.

"One word," he began in the most conciliatory tone, though fuming with irritation, "here we're not dealing with the instruction in Castilian alone.

Here there is an underhand fight between the students and the University of Santo Tomas.

If the students win this, our prestige will be trampled in the dirt, they will say that they've beaten us and will exult accordingly.