"Do you not trust me?" he stormed.
"The fleet, who do not know you, have no reason to trust you," said Miaulis, "and I am in the interest of this fleet."
"But these others know me!" cried Kolocotrones, pointing to Hypsilantes and Poniropoulos.
"And Petrobey knew you," said Miaulis.
Kolocotrones drew back his upper lip from over his teeth and showed them in a snarl. If he had to yield, he would yield only step by step.
"Nauplia then will be taken possession of by Admiral Miaulis and myself," he said, "he representing the fleet, I the army. Is that agreed?"
"No, it is not agreed!" cried Poniropoulos. "You came here yesterday, Kolocotrones. What of me and mine, who have stood the burden of the siege? I demand that the treasure be registered and divided in just proportions. Who receives the submission of the town I care not."
"It is a fine thing," said Kolocotrones, bitterly, "when the commander-in-chief has to be watched like a school-boy lest he should steal sweets."
Again there was silence in the tent; only outside the murmur of men rose higher, almost to a roar.
"And, by the tears of the Virgin, I will not stand it!" he screamed, now red and flaming. "I refuse to accept this spying and checking."