"Because," said the general, "against all law, reason, and usages of war they have killed on my hands two of the best soldiers on board these galleys, and I have sworn to hang every man that I have taken, but above all this youth who is the rais of the brigantine," and he pointed to him as he stood with his hands already bound and the rope round his neck, ready for death.
-Porque me han muerto -respondió el general-, contra toda ley y contra toda razón y usanza de guerra, dos soldados de los mejores que en estas galeras venían, y yo he jurado de ahorcar a cuantos he cautivado, principalmente a este mozo, que es el arráez del bergantín. Y enseñóle al que ya tenía atadas las manos y echado el cordel a la garganta, esperando la muerte.