They have not known the Dragon's crest and, although they sometimes say that they regret it, we must not believe them.

It is easy to see that they speak in this way either without thought or because they are in an ill-temper.

Let us not have any illusions about their feelings towards ourselves.

They do not like us.
They hate the aristocracy both from a base envy and from a generous love of equality.

And these two united feelings are very strong in a people.
Public opinion is not against us, because it knows nothing about us.