"Ah! Ah!" he said, examining him attentively; "What is your name, my good fellow?"
"López, General."
"Good. So he is near here?"
"Yes, General; in ambush with three hundred horsemen."
"And he places you at my disposal?"
"Yes, General, for as long as you may want me."
"Tell me, López, do you know this country?"
"I was born in it, Excellency."
"Then you are capable of guiding us?"
"Wherever you please."