"What direction do these troops follow?" he said.
"They are preparing to cross the desert plains of the Abipones."
"Good!" he murmured; "However quick they will march, we will rejoin them; and," slightly raising his voice, "what news of the Guaycurus?"
"None, general."
"That is strange; have you nothing else to communicate to me?"
"Pardon, general; I have indeed some more important news for you."
"Come, speak! I am listening."
"Don Pablo Pincheyra, the Bear of Casa-Frama, has suddenly abandoned his inaccessible repair."
"I know it," said the general.
"But what you doubtless do not know is, that, furious at having been so completely deceived by you, he is pursuing you—with only a few men, it is true."