"Oh, señor I do not think—"
"I do not think anything, and you give me no offence, I assure you. In this world it is good to be prudent, and so far you are right. To come to Casa-Frama would necessitate your making a journey which, in the event of your bringing the prisoners with you, would be very troublesome. This rendezvous would be worth nothing. I prefer to give you another."
"Whatever it is, caballero, we accept it with the greatest pleasure."
"I am sure of it. You, of course, know the town of Cordova?"
"On the Rio Primero—yes, señor."
"It is not far from the Rio Dulce?"
"About twenty leagues at the most."
"That's it. Well, at about two leagues from Cordova, coming from the Rio Dulce, there is a tambo."
"The tambo del Almendral—we know it well; there are two magnificent almond trees before the door."
"That's it. Well, your expedition terminated, proceed directly to this tambo. I will wait for you."