These words were uttered with such a sneer, that Don Torribio could not help shuddering.
"Do you in truth offer me revenge?" he asked in a voice half stifled with the rage surging at his heart.
"You shall judge, if you will follow me."
"Demon!" cried Don Torribio, "Whoever thou may'st be, lead on, since it must be so! I will follow thee, even unto hell."
"Amen," said the stranger, with a sinister chuckle.
The two riders dashed into the darkness, and the sound of their furious pace was soon merged in profound silence.