"Here is Antinahuel!" said Don Tadeo.
"Yes," she replied, with a short, determined accent, "of what consequence is his arrival? Woe be to him if he touch my child!"
The curtain of the toldo was lifted by a firm hand, and an Indian appeared: it was Antinahuel. A warrior followed with a torch.
"Eh, eh!" said the chief, with an ironical smile.
"Yes," Linda replied smiling; "my brother arrives opportunely."
"Has my sister had a satisfactory conversation with her husband?"
"Yes," she replied.
"Good! the Great Eagle of the Whites is an intrepid warrior; the Aucas warriors will soon put his courage to the test."
This brutal allusion to the fate that was reserved for him was perfectly understood by Don Tadeo.
"Men of my temperament do not allow themselves to be frightened by vain threats," he retorted.