"So, Señor Frenchman," said he, "you had left your toldo with the intention of paying me a visit."
"Yes, Seigneur."
"To me specially."
"Yes, to you."
"Eh!" said he, with an expressive sneer, pointing to the young man's girdle, which was furnished with arms; "You will admit that you take singular precautions when you come to see your friends."
"We are in a country, Seigneur," coldly answered the painter, "where it is well to be always on one's guard."
"Even with one's friends?"
"Especially with one's friends," said he, sharply.
"Well," coldly resumed the partisan, "follow me secretly, that we may be able to talk without fear of interruption."
"I will do so."