'Oh, she won't miss you, Bombazo.'
'On the contraire, she veel be inconsolabeel.'
'Ha, ha, ha!' laughed Moncrieff. 'What a tall opinion of yourself you have, my little friend!'
Bombazo drew himself up, but it hardly added an inch to his height, and nothing to his importance.
Saddles of the pampas pattern the semi-savage had also plenty of, and bridles too, and Moncrieff gave a handsome order.
A more respectable and highly civilized saddler's store was next visited, and real English gear was bought, including two charming ladies' saddles of the newest pattern, and a variety of rugs of various kinds.
Off we went next to a wholesale grocer's place. Out 99 came Moncrieff's great note-book, and he soon gave evidence that he possessed a wondrous memory, and was a thorough man of business. He kept the shopman hard at it for half an hour, by which time one of the pyramids of Egypt, on a small scale, was built upon the counter.
