"Five thousand, señor."
"Beware, señor, for I know now you lie."
"He will have, señor, before he reaches Valencia."
"So he is headed in that way?"
"Si, señor."
"What I want to know is, how many men has he now? Be careful, for another lie will send your cringing souls to purgatory. How many men has El Capitan now?"
"Spare me, señor! I do not lie. El Capitan has about two hundred with him now, but he expects more soon."
"Do you mean to say he has two hundred at Morova?"
"Señor misunderstood me. He will have two hundred as soon as Calveras reaches him with his troops."
"Dog!" cried Ronie, looking as fierce as he could, while he threatened to resort to violence then and there, "you are trying to cheat me. I asked you how many soldiers El Capitan has at Morova."