[128.3] que el castillo viniese en socorro del estado llano, that the nobility should come to the aid of the commons.
[128.4] ni menos, much less.
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[129.1] y así por el estilo, and so on, lit. "and thus in the (same) style."
[129.2] Quedamos en eso, Agreed, lit. "We abide by that."
[129.3] a desobedecer... contigo. This right of sequestration of a minor for the purpose of contracting marriage when the parents refuse their consent without just cause is a feature of Spanish law. The institution is sufficiently explained by the episode which follows.
[129.4] empeño, trouble, effort.
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[130.1] la guerra de América. The reference is to the conquests of Cortés, Pizarro, etc.
[130.2] se descarriase, should lose himself in digressions, lit. "go astray."