Zorro contemplated the boy carefully. Jaime was very much like himself, he realised.
"As you seem to know already, the salute is the most important part of the duel," he said. "Get the rapier near the tree. It's yours from this morning."
He waited for the boy, and then he raised the sabre in a salute. Jaime copied him slowly.
"Good, good."
"This is not fighting."
"No, but it shows the quality of the fencer. Manners are always important. Don't your parents insist on manners?"
"Manners aren't important."
"Manners ensure you are treated with respect, young man. Never forget that."