I showed myself a little concerned and uneasy at this account, and inquired of the old captain how it came to pass that the trustees should thus dispose of my effects, when he knew that I had made my will, and had made him, the Portuguese captain, my universal heir, &c.
— «Ma come, tornai a domandargli, i fidecommissari hanno potuto permettere che si disponesse in tal guisa delle cose mie, s’io aveva fatto testamento e lasciato voi erede universale sotto certi patti? Vi è forse ignoto?