"That is perfectly correct, general; still the name of Diego is not the only one which I have the right to bear."
"That concerns me but slightly."
"Perhaps not."
"Explain yourself."
"If the Spaniards call me Diego, the Indians call me Tahi-Mari."
This name produced the same effect on the general as an electric shock.
"Tahi-Mari!" he exclaimed. "You!"
"Myself!"
A flash of hatred animated the eyes of the two men, who seemed measuring each other like two tigers brought face to face. After a moment's silence, the general continued:
"Can you be ignorant that I have round the house in which we now are four thousand men ready to hurry up at my first summons?"