He told me there were two desperate villains among them that it was scarce safe to show any mercy to; but if they were secured, he believed all the rest would return to their duty. I asked him which they were.
Mi disse come in quella masnada vi fossero due mascalzoni ai quali non era cosa priva di pericolo l’usar compassione; ma quanto agli altri non dubitava, che assicurandosi di loro non si facessero tornare al dovere.