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I sympathize with you, señores. Is the man a runaway that you have to take such care of him?" "That is just it. He ran away and rambled for months in the forest; and if he had not stolen back to La Victoria and been betrayed by a woman, he would never have been caught. After that, the colonel would not trust him at large; but he thinks that at Caracas he will have him safe.
"You see, senores," said the king, continuing an address, to which his chiefs seemed to listen with reverential attention, "our best hope of speedily gaining the city is rather in the dissensions of the Moors than our own sacred arms.
To celebrate the event, I suppose, Ruiz executed one or two brilliant forays clear away at the rear of our forces, and defeated the detachments sent out to cut off his retreat. General Robles nearly had a stroke of apoplexy from rage. He found another cause of insomnia than the bites of mosquitoes; but against this one, senores, tumblers of raw brandy had no more effect than so much water.
As soon as she appeared, Castro, who had been leaning against the bulwark, started up, and with a muttered "Adios, Señores," went down the overside ladder and ensconced himself in the bow of the boat. The leave-taking was hurried over. Williams gave no sign of feeling, except, perhaps, for the greater intensity of his stare, which passed beyond our shoulders in the very act of handshaking.
"And I another onza!" added the Comandante. "Senores," said Carlos, with an air of apparent regret, "I am sorry I cannot take both. This doubloon is all I have in the world; and it's not likely I could borrow another just now." As he said this Carlos regarded the crowd with a smile, but many of these were in no humour for smiling.
And now, señores, as we must to-morrow travel a long way fasting, let us turn into our hammocks and compose ourselves to sleep." Excellent advice, which I was only too glad to follow. But we were awake long before daylight for albeit fatigue often acts as an anodyne, hunger is the enemy of repose and at the first streak of dawn wended to the silent pool.
When the last strain died and the captain reached for his half-smoked cigar the room was silent for minutes. Then, to the astonishment of all, José spoke: "Señores, there was a time when I, too, could draw music from the violin. If I may " His eyes rested longingly on the instrument. "Certamente, if you can use the arm," the coronel acquiesced.
On its southern curve was a high mountain. As the boys approached, a vaquero sprang upon a mustang and rode toward them rapidly. Roldan recognised one of the men that had been at the rodeo. "At your feet, senores," said the vaquero. "The Senor Don is away, and all the family; but I am mayor domo, and in his absence I place the house at your disposal."
"Then are you not Señores Kendric and Barlow?" he asked impudently. They stared wonderingly at him, then at each other. "You're some little guesser, stranger," grunted Barlow. "Who told you all you know?" "Go easy, Twisty," laughed Kendric, his interest caught. Affably, to the Mexican, he said: "You're right, señor. And, to complete the introductions, would you mind telling us who you are?"
More amazed than ever, but filled with immeasurable joy, Don Juan embraced his father and mother-in-law, called them his parents and señores, and kissed Preciosa's hands, whose tears called forth his own.
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