"Ai!" cried the chief; "A Guaycurus warrior? What has happened, then?"
"At the instant, when I was about to stop my horse before the cottage of the captain, for whom I have a message," answered Diogo without being disconcerted, "a peccary frightened him."
"Epoï! My brother is a complete Guaycurus horseman; the animal is tame," graciously said Emavidi, "and is allowed to stray. What is my brother's name?"
"The Grand Sarigue," said Diogo.
"Ai! I know the name of my brother; he is a renowned warrior; I have often heard people praise him; I am happy to see him."
The captain thought it necessary to bow.
Emavidi continued—
"My brother has made a long track to arrive here; he will accept the hospitality of a chief. The Payagoas love the Guaycurus; they are brothers."
"I accept the generous offer of the chief," answered the captain.
Emavidi Chaime clapped his hands. A slave ran towards him. The chief ordered him to take charge of Diogo's horse. He then dismissed the crowd which had stopped before his door with a gesture, and introduced the captain to his cabin, the entrance to which he closed with a hurdle covered with an ox's hide.