human
Remember, now, observed the principal Greek to the master,
gpt
answered the master in a tone of deep respect.
human
I will take care to obey your commands to the letter; but I am afraid there may be some difficulty with the authorities at the custom-house. They once suspected me of smuggling, though I was as innocent as the babe unborn, and they may detain me.
gpt
You know the consequences, returned the Greek, with a fierce look;
human
I will listen to no excuse if anything miscarries, so look to it!
gpt
It is a dangerous expedition you go on, signore,
human
Dangerous! exclaimed the Greek, in a tone of contempt.
gpt
Danger is the food we live on, the air we breathe; without it life would lose half its zest. I'll tell you what, my friend, he is but a base-born slave who knows not how to live, and fears to die. Give me a life of activity and excitement, and when that ceases death will be welcome.
human
You, signore, are the best judge of your own taste, answered the Sicilian;
gpt
And anything else by which you may turn a colonna,