"Ah, my dear fellow," the Tigrero joyfully replied, "could I have suspected it was you I should have been with you long ago; but I so little expected you—"
"You are quite right, and in such a country as this it is better to be prudent than not sufficiently so."
"Ah, ah! There is something new?" the Tigrero said, as he sat down to the fire to dry his clothes.
"Caspita! If there was not, should I be here?"
"True: you are a good comrade, and I thank you for coming. You know that I have a faithful memory."
"I know it."
"But come, what have you to tell me? I am anxious to hear all the news. But, before beginning, one question."
"Well?"
"Is the news good?"
"Excellent; you shall judge."