"Ah!" said the other.
"Yes, it is time to go."
"Time to go! already! You are chary of your hospitality, master. Well, let us say nothing more about it. I will do what you wish," added he, in a feigned tone; "I do not wish to embarrass you any longer with my presence."
"You do not embarrass me, Señor," answered the young man; "if it only depended upon me, you might remain here as long as you please. You cannot compromise me more than I am already."
"Perhaps; but on whom does it depend, then?"
"On the Indian servant who has concealed me here, and who, probably, will not be long before he pays me a visit. Consider whether it would suit you to be seen by him."
"Not the least in the world! To trust myself to an Indian would be to be irretrievably lost. And you say that he is coming here soon?"
"I do not know precisely when he will come, but I expect him from one moment to another."
"The deuce! With your permission, I will not expect him. If you will permit me, I will set out at once."
"Come and choose your horse."