Truster

1856, Walt Whitman, “Poem of the Road” [later entitled “Song of the Open Road”] in Leaves of Grass, Boston: Thayer & Eldridge, 1860, p. 324, Habitues of many different countries, habitues of far-distant dwellings, Trusters of men and women, observers of cities, solitary toilers,

I would not hear your enemy say so, Nor shall you do mine ear that violence To make it truster of your own report Against yourself.

Giorgio did not really like the Colonel very much, or perhaps he was simply from Piemonte and cared for no one truly; which was understandable in cold people from a border province. Borderers are not trusters and the Colonel knew about this and expected nothing from anyone that they did not have to give.