She took the sheep-skinner's knife from her bosom, and he caught a glance of it.
"Not that, señorita!" he cried.
"I have given you my heart, señor. Either we live together, or we die together!"
CHAPTER XXXVII THE FOX AT BAY
He darted to the window and glanced out. The troopers were surrounding the building. He could see the governor stalking across the plaza, crying his orders. Down the San Gabriel trail came the proud Don Alejandro Vega, to pay his visit to the governor, and he stopped at the plaza's edge and began questioning men regarding the cause for the tumult.
"All are in at the death," Señor Zorro said, laughing. "I wonder where my brave caballeros are, those who rode with me?"
"You expect their aid?" she asked.