human
Make way there! make way for his Excellency Senhor Sebastiao Joze de Carvalho, shouted the driver of the hindermost carriage; but the other heeded not his words.
gpt
Make way there! make way; my master is late to present himself at Court, where his duty calls him, in which he will be impeded by no one,
human
Heed not the base-born churl, exclaimed the Duke, from his carriage window.
gpt
Does he dare to insult me by presuming to pass my coach?
human
Keep in your proper station, wretch, he cried, forgetful of his own dignity,
gpt
I wish not to insult you, my lord duke, he said;
human
What fools men are! he muttered.
gpt
Now, that noble duke is enraged because a man who is in a hurry passes him while he is not; but he had better take care, and not enrage the Minister in return, or he will be like the man who put his head into the lion's mouth, and forgot to take it out again.
human
Ah! does this bold plebeian dare to insult me to my very face? exclaimed the Duke, as he watched the Minister's carriage;
gpt
Did your Excellency mark the look of proud derision he cast as he succeeded in passing your coach?