"Anger of God! It must be a fine thing to be a Pope."
"All the Christian kings have seats near the Pope's throne, and when the Campeador saw that the seat of the King of France was placed a little higher than that of the King of Castile, he kicked it down."
"I swear that it would have been a great misfortune for me not to know of that act, so worthy of being known. I certainly shall leave Barbadillo."
"As the seat of the King of France was made of marble, it broke into pieces. And what do you think the Cid then did, Señor Bartolo? He took that of the King of Castile and put it in the principal place."
"My God, what a good vassal! May God preserve him!"
"Then out spoke a duke, who is called the Savoyard, and said to the Campeador, 'May you be accursed, Rodrigo, and may the Pope excommunicate you, for having insulted the King of France, the most honoured sovereign in the world.' 'Leave kings aside,' said the Campeador; 'and if you consider yourself aggrieved, let us settle this quarrel between us.'"
"And the Cid and the Savoyard fought? I swear that I am delighted with your story."
"As they were going out of the church, the Campeador went up to the duke and gave him a shove."
"God's anger! And they came to blows, eh? What did the Savoyard do?"
"He remained very quiet, and made no answer to the Campeador."