"I would soon have beat him into courtesy," observed Brian; "I am accustomed to deal with such spirits: Our Turkish captives are as fierce and intractable as Odin himself could have been; yet two months in my household, under the management of my master of the slaves, has made them humble, submissive, serviceable, and observant of your will.
- Megtanítanám én tisztességtudásra ezzel az ostorral, ni! - jegyezte meg Brian. - Megszoktam én, hogyan kell bánni nyakas fickókkal! Odin isten sem lehetett vadabb és félelmetesebb, mint a mi török foglyaink odaát.