"Oh, madam!" he exclaimed in protest; "for a long time I have been your most humble slave."
"I know your gallantry, but will not abuse it longer. Be assured that I shall keep our long conversation in pleasant memory. Be kind enough not to forget the proposals I wish to make to Don Louis."
"Tomorrow, madam, at the hour you think most suitable, my friend and myself will have the honour to present ourselves to the general."
"Do not derange yourselves, caballero; a criado will warn you when my father is ready to receive you. Farewell!"
"Farewell!" he replied, bowing respectfully to the young lady, who dismissed him with a gracious smile.
The Spaniard went out with joy in his heart.
"Oh!" Doña Angela murmured, so soon as she was alone, "I love him!"
Whom was she speaking of?