"Where are they at this moment?"
"Sheltered in Puebla, where they arrived under the escort of some of their peons, commanded by Leo Carral."
"Oh! He is a devoted servant."
"But had he been alone, I doubt whether he would have succeeded in saving his masters; fortunately don Andrés had at the hacienda two French gentlemen, the Count de la Saulay."
"The gentleman who is going to marry Dolores?" doña Carmen said eagerly.
"Yes, and the Baron Charles de Meriadec, attaché to the French Embassy; it appears that these two young men performed prodigies of valour, and that it was through their bravery that our friends escaped the horrible fate which threatened them."
"May God bless them!" doña María exclaimed; "Though I do not know them, I already feel an interest in them as if they were old friends."
"You will soon know one of them at least."
"Ah!" the young lady said curiously.
"Yes, I expect Baron de Meriadec at any moment."