“Lieutenant De Busaco, I believe?” remarks Don Fernando.
“Yes, Your Highness, just promoted.”
“You were at the battle on the ice?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Who commanded there?”
“Colonel Guido Amati.”
“Was he killed there?”
“I think so, Your Highness; I saw him fall.”
“That’s very curious, when my daughter says he lives!” mutters the Viceroy in an amazed tone. At this Mondragon and De Busaco open their eyes, and the latter knows the catastrophe that he has sometimes guessed might take place, will come.
“You saw him fall?” queries Don Fernando, as if he can’t believe his ears.