The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.
I must not only punish, but punish with impunity..
At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled-but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk.
You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat.
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge