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Updated: June 7, 2025
Owing to the disturbed state of the country, and the recent movements of the Christino army, Doña Carmen could not be certain that her late prisoner had succeeded in leaving Spain, and she, therefore, resolutely refused to give Baltasar any information concerning her.
In another minute his hands were tightly bound, and Don Baltasar and his companion carried him swiftly down one of the transversal corridors.
Iohn Ortiz, at the request of Baltasar de Gallégos and other persons changed their words, and told the Gouernour that the Cacique said he had notice how his Lordship held those Christians in prison for his sake, and that they were in no fault, neither had they done him any wrong, and that if he would do him any fauour he would set them free.
"There's many a mountain precipice between this and our destination," he added meaningly. Jaime shook his head. "I might do it," said he; "but if I failed, and he is a wary and active fellow, the chances are that he would do the same kind office for me, and return with the lady." "Humph!" said Baltasar. "Well, he shall be cared for. And now ride on. I shall be at the convent an hour before you.
"The lady abbess," peevishly returned the portress, "cannot be disturbed before matins. If you choose to wait till then, I will tell her you are here, and she will perhaps see you." "I must see her at once," replied Baltasar, waxing wroth at this delay, when every moment was of importance to his projects. "Tell her that Don Baltasar is here, and she will give orders to admit me."
"Curse and confound them!" cried Baltasar, his face darkening with rage and disappointment. "Halt files about! And now, boys, legs must do it, for they are three to one." And he led the way back into the fields, followed by his men at a rapid pace, but in good order.
The lame peasant, who, as the reader will already have conjectured, was no other than Baltasar de Villabuena, rode on for some distance further, till he came to an extensive copse fringing the base of a mountain. Riding in amongst the trees, he threw away his pannier, previously taking from it a large horse pistol which had been concealed at the bottom.
The stranger entered the house, and was ushered into a large apartment on the first floor. He had waited there but a few minutes, when the door of an adjoining chamber opened, and Count Villabuena, wrapped in a morning-gown, and seemingly just out of bed, made his appearance. "Don Baltasar!" exclaimed the Count, in a tone of some surprise, on beholding his early visitor.
With a look of deadly hate at Herrera and the Count, he folded his arms and stood doggedly silent. In few words Herrera now informed Baltasar of the power vested in him by Cordova, and stated the condition on which he might yet escape the punishment of his crimes.
Only, with a delicacy and consideration hardly to be expected in one so roughly nurtured, he suppressed the more painful details, merely saying that he had heard a voice, which he believed to be that of Rita, in animated conversation with Baltasar, who seemed endeavouring to persuade her to something which she steadily refused to do.
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