«And I will repeat it before every one›s face,» said Kmita, with vehemence.
«Quietly, quietly!» said the prince. «This you see, worthy sword-bearer, is a cavalier of sulphur and fire, therefore he has made some trouble; but because he is young and under my special protection, I hope that when we petition together we shall obtain a reversal of the sentence from that charming tribunal.»
«Your highness will accomplish what you like,» answered Pan Billevich. «The maiden must exclaim, as that pagan priestess did to Alexander the Great, ‹Who can oppose thee?›»
«And we, like that Macedonian, will stop with that prophecy,» replied the prince, smiling. «But enough of this! Conduct us now to your relative, for I shall be glad to see her. Let that work of Pan Heraclius which was spoiled be mended.
