human
What has caused my lord duke to be so angry this morning? said the King.
gpt
He seems to forget that he is in the royal palace.
human
I forget not where I am, for I have too much to remind me of it, answered the Duke, haughtily.
gpt
I have been insulted grossly--insulted by one of the ministers in whom your Majesty pleases to confide, in a way to which no noble can submit.
human
Who is the culprit, my lord duke? It seems you have taken a lesson from him,
gpt
He stands behind your Majesty, even now, I doubt not, plotting mischief in his fertile brain against your throne and the Church--Senhor Carvalho is the man!
human
The punishment due to my crime is not to be found mentioned in the laws of the realm, he said.
gpt
I therefore submit myself to your Majesty's clemency. The offence was in passing my lord duke, in my eagerness to show my respect to my sovereign.
human
Is that the whole of the offence, Senhor Duke? said the King, half smiling.
gpt
It is at once pardoned, and we must request your Excellency to move out of the way in future, when any of our officers wish to pass you, in discharge of their duty;
human
The whole of the offence! muttered the Duke of Aveiro, as he moved on one side.
gpt
For half such an one many a man has, ere now, died.