The hunter looked at him in surprise. "Do you doubt it?" he said. "When did you ever hear me boast of things which I was not capable of doing?"
"Do not be angry, my old friend," Don Miguel answered, quickly; "your words caused me so much pleasure that, at the first blush, I did not dare to believe them."
"You must always put faith in my words, young man," Brighteye remarked, sententiously.
"Do not be afraid," Don Miguel said, with a laugh, "in future I will not doubt them."
"All right, then."
"Listen to me. If you like, we will attempt the affair together."
"Enter the city?"
"Yes."
"By Jove! that is an idea," Brighteye answered, quite delighted.
"Is it not?"