Barnabas was an 18th century man, and probably heard Joshua utter those very same words to Naomi time and again. I hoped that Barnabas would be less like Daddy, but I guess that while you can take the man out of the 18th century, you can't take the 18th century out of the man!
Barnabas had his own ideas about women, and they weren't terribly modern.
As for Angelique, her words might have been, "Do as I say or I'll put a curse on you!" That would certainly make most people step lively to do her bidding.
Love, Robin