"If that man is found the blackbeard will pay for him?"
"There are gifts of friendship for Umanuh," Lourenço nodded.
"The Blackbeard leader will pay more than the other Blackbeard?"
Lourenço almost blinked. What other Blackbeard? The Raposa himself? But the Brazilian repressed his bewilderment.
"Makkay will first see the man to make sure he is the Blackbeard whom Makkay wants," he dodged. "Then he will pay well."
"Umanuh will see the gifts now."
"The gifts cannot be shown now. They are packed away. When Makkay has looked on the man Umanuh shall look on the gifts."
Another eye duel between the chief and McKay. As before, the captain's eye proved the harder.
"Umanuh will think of the matter. Night comes. The man hunted by the Blackbeard is not here. The Blackbeard and his men may stay to-night across the water. When the sun rises again Umanuh will talk further."
"It is well. Let Umanuh tell his men to stay on this side of the water, that we may not mistake them in the night for enemies."