"Ah! Ah!" exclaimed the young man on seeing him, "Welcome, Don Santiago, especially if you bring my safe conduct."
"I bring it you," laconically answered Don Santiago.
"Pardieu! It must be confessed that you are a valuable friend; Don Pablo has not made any difficulties?"
"None."
"Well, he is really very obliging to me; so I can set out?"
"Yes, on two conditions."
"Ah! There are conditions! And what are they?"
"The first is, that you will set out immediately, and without seeing anyone," added he, carefully emphasising the last part of his sentence.
"My people?"
"You shall take them with you; what do you think that we should do with them here?"