So soon as the three were mounted, and before starting, Birbomono turned to Don Sancho,—
"Where are we going, Excellency?" he asked.
"Do you know the spot where the buccaneers we met today are bivouacked?" the young man replied.
"Yes, Excellency."
"Do you think you could succeed in finding the bivouac in the midst of the darkness?"
The Major-domo smiled.
"Nothing is more easy," he said.
"In that case lead us to those men."
"Very good; but, Excellency, be good enough not press your horse on at present, for we are still near the house, and the slightest imprudence would be sufficient to give an alarm."
"Do you think, then, that they would venture to pursue us?"