"I am well aware of that, darling; so I shall not make you languish. I am going to tell you everything."
"That is nice; and I do love you in the same frank way. But wait a bit, until I make sure that we have no eavesdroppers. It is a sensible thing to be prudent hereabouts, with persons handy who make no scruples about listening!"
She set up a song to express unconcern, and went out of the tent for a short absence. When she reappeared, she laid her finger on her lips to impress caution, and sat down close beside her, so that they could converse in whispers.
"Do you mean they are watching us?" queried Doña Rosario.
"We are always watched," was the answer; "but this time more sharply than ever!"
"I wonder why?"
"I cannot say."
"But cannot you guess, as the Yankees do?"
"No; nor even suppose. What do you think of this?—There are sentries posted all around the camp!"
"That's not strange, silly! That is done every time they stop."