padrone

Why had these things been done to the great padrone?

All this money was to go into the hands of the padrone.

"But what will your padrone say when you come home without it?"

"Then so much for following the old ways," the padrone said.

To remain in the same city with the padrone was out of the question.

The padrone made these trips every five or six months.

But he felt better now than at first, and less afraid of the padrone.

Why should the padrone ask him if he wanted his supper?

Of the padrone I have only further to say that some months later he got into trouble.

The padrone picked himself up, only to meet with another disaster.

A padrone could keep workers on the job for weeks or months beyond their contracts.

If the padrone meant to make good on his threat, he would have done so by now.

There was nothing left for the padrone; his world had crumbled around him.

He would only have been compelled to pass it over to the padrone.

If your padrone beats you badly, run away from him.

There was only one regret he had at leaving the padrone.

Or had he inclined his head like a peasant, before a padrone?

"I seek information about a padrone of many years ago.

For the padrone it was all a great game.

But no, Padrone, my violins do not have the same sound.

No matter the son's talents or expertise, the son was not the padrone.

"Besides the owner, your padrone, who else is inside and where are they?"

The padrone was sure not to forgive an offense like this.

"No; the padrone would get hold of him if he did.

"That is excellent, especially when you are your own padrone.