"And what spot has she selected?"
"The great Savannah, that separates Mirebalais from San Juan de Goava."
"Ah! The spot is famously chosen for an ambuscade," the filibuster said, with a sneering laugh, "for if I remember rightly, it is on Spanish territory."
"It forms the extreme limit, brother. Still, I will try to induce the lady to choose another spot, if you are afraid about your safety at this one."
Montbarts shrugged his shoulders with a contemptuous laugh.
"I afraid!" he said. "Nonsense, monk, you must be mad! What do I care for the Spaniards, if five hundred of them were ambushed to surprise me, I should be able to get away from them! It is settled, then, that if the lady persist in her intention of having an explanation with me, I will go to the Savannah, which extends between Mirebalais and San Juan de Goava, at the confluence of the great river and the Artibonite."
"I will do what you desire, brother; but if the lady insist, in spite of my remonstrances and entreaties, on the interview taking place, how am I to warn you?"
"As it is possible for you to come here, you will be the better able; without attracting suspicion, to enter the French part of St. Domingo."
"I will try, at any rate, brother, since it must absolutely be so."
"You will light a large fire on the coast in the vicinity of Port Margot, and I shall know what it means."