"That will do admirably."
"You hear, captain, the herd is ours?"
"Good! This night it will start for the hacienda."
"When do you propose leaving, señores?"
"As soon as our business is settled here, general. We are anxious to rejoin our friend."
"In an hour the bill of exchange will be ready."
Valentine bowed.
"Still," the general continued, "you will be good enough to tell Don Louis that I regard myself as his debtor, and if ever he come to Sonora I will prove it."
"Possibly he may soon arrive," the hunter replied, with a side glance at Doña Angela, who blushed.
"I hope so; and now, gentlemen, I am at your service. If I can be of any use to you, remember that you can always apply to me."