"Canarios, Señor General, I see that your government has preserved the healthy Spanish traditions, and is deliciously arbitrary," the Jaguar said, mockingly; "the only question is whether I shall voluntarily submit to such treatment."
"You must have already perceived that force is not on your side, at least for the present."
"Oh, General, when a man has right on his side, force can soon be found."
"Try it, then, Caballero; but I warn you that it will be at your own risk and peril."
"Then you will employ force to coerce a single, unarmed man in his own house?"
"That is my intention."
"Oh! If that be so, I thank you, for you leave me free to act."
"What do you mean by that remark, Caballero?" the General asked, with a frown.
"What do you mean by yours, Señor Governor? I consider that all means are good to escape an arbitrary arrest, and that I shall employ them without the slightest hesitation."
"Try it," the officer said, ironically,