"There are other reasons against using that."
"And they are?"
"Here is one," returned the notary, drawing a long, slender blade from his sleeve.
Murray was palpably disconcerted at this.
The Spanish notary and the young Englishman stood facing each other in silence for a considerable time.
The former was the first to break the silence.
"Now, look you here, Señor Murray," said he, "I am not a child, nor did I, knowing all I know, come here unprepared for every emergency—aye, even for violence."
"Go on," said Murray, between his set teeth.
"You have imprudently placed yourself in the hands of an unscrupulous young man."
"I have."