"Good!" replied the chief; "my father need not inconvenience himself; I can wait."
And after bowing, he left the tent slowly.
"Oh!" said the General to himself, "you demon! if, some day, I have you in my power!"
But perceiving that anger was making him forget himself, he turned towards the officer, who stood motionless:
"Well, Diego," he said, "what news have you?—are we conquerors?"
"No," the officer replied, shaking his head; "the people, excited by those incarnate demons, the Dark-Hearts, have rebelled."
"Oh!" the General cried, "shall I never be able to crush them? What has taken place?"
"The people have raised barricades; and Don Tadeo de Leon is at the head of the movement."
"Don Tadeo de Leon!" said the General.
"Yes, he who was so clumsily shot."