Something ails you, Italian
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— Certo, acudiu outro, Bento Simões diz verdade; se não é a fome que vos traz mudo, algo tendes, misser italiano.
— Right, chimed in another, Bento Simões speaks true; if it isn't hunger that keeps you dumb, something ails you, master Italian.
— Right, chimed in another, Bento Simões speaks true; if it isn't hunger that keeps you dumb, something ails you, master Italian.
The bandeirantes are named as they speak — Bento Simões, and the teasing tone of comrades. 'Misser' (from Italian messer) is their half-mocking title for the foreigner Loredano.
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