The two turned on him as if a snake had bitten them. “Garibaldini, Garibaldini indeed, Uncle! We were once, and now that’s over! Cavriaghi and I, thanks be to God, are officers in the regular army of His Majesty, King of Sardinia for another few months, and shortly to be of Italy. When Garibaldi’s army broke up we had the choice: to go home or stay in the King’s army. He and I and a lot of others went into the real army. We couldn’t stand that rabble long, could we, Cavriaghi?” “Heavens, what dreadful people! Good for ambushes and looting, that’s all! Now we’re with decent fellows, and we’re
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The class system at work. I'm sure the "nobles" did a fair amount of looting too!
