"You have nothing to fear from them; they are poor devils of hunters, who were probably seeking a refuge for the two women they brought with them."
"Two women?"
"Yes, a white and an Indian; although they were dressed in male attire, I recognized them the more easily, because I have been watching them for a long time."
"Ah," said the Jaguar thoughtfully, "do you know any of these hunters?"
"Only one, who is, I believe, tigrero to the hacienda."
"Tranquil!" the Jaguar exclaimed with aft expression impossible to render.
"Yes."
"In that case, one of the females is his daughter Carmela'"
"Probably."
"She is now, then, at the Larch-tree?"