At the call, which he appeared to expect, a man approached almost immediately.
"Here I am," said he.
"Come in directly," resumed the marquis.
This man was the chief of the soldados da conquista. He entered.
[1] This name is given to the mongrels born of a white man and Indian woman, or vice versa.
[2] One good turn deserves another.
[3] The reis is a fictitious coin. This formidable sum is worth about 340 francs only, in French money.