"Come, we must have an end of this!" the soldier exclaimed, impatiently.
"I ask for nothing better."
"It is clearly understood between us, Excellency, that you will give me five hundred ounces?"
"If by your aid I carry off the conducta de plata; I promise it."
"That is enough; I know that you never break your word."
He then unbuttoned his uniform, drew out a bag hung round his neck by a steel chain, and offered it to the Captain.
"Do you know what this is?" he asked him.
"Certainly," the Jaguar replied, crossing himself fervently; "it is a relic."
"Blessed by the Pope! As this attestation proves."
"It is true."