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"I fear you mistake my meaning, commander," I said. - (Mariners of Gor, Chapter 23, Sentence #67)

The next day Tereus, violent and distraught, had twice sought out Rutilius of Ar, or Seremides, as I better knew him, goading him, jeering him, apparently tempting him to seize up a weapon, or die. Finally the deck watch, disgusted at this bullying, this attempt to intimidate and threaten a substantially helpless man, castigated Tereus roundly and ordered him away, that he might desist in such unmanly, unseemly behavior, wanton abuse, inflicted upon an unfortunate who could not be expected to defend himself. When Tereus withdrew, storming away, in compliance with the instructions of the deck watch, it is said the eyes of Rutilius, glistening, followed him, and that he smiled, and then turned about, and hobbled away, poking at the deck with his makeshift crutch. "I fear you mistake my meaning, commander," I said. "I suspect not," smiled Cabot, "but speak". "I am not an officer," I said. "Neither are you a slave," he said. - (Mariners of Gor)