"I did so."
"You are aware that you have deserved death?"
"I know it and desire it."
The Jaguar turned to the conspirators, who had listened, panting with fury and impatience, to this singular dialogue.
"Brothers," he said, "you have heard all that passed between Don Lopez Hidalgo d'Avila and myself?"
"Yes," they answered.
"On your soul and conscience, is this man guilty?"
"He is guilty," they burst forth.
"What punishment does he deserve?"
"Death!"