"Nay, but hear me, my son; duty requires that you should see that his majesty's laws against unlawful trading are not violated."
"That is very true."
"And there can be no better opportunity of ascertaining the real character of these foreigners than by a personal visit."
"A most just observation, father."
"Therefore, make yourself easy on the score of its sinfulness, for there is none in it."
"I don't see how there can be," said his excellency, who was thinking of the future punch and dinner.
"If I can assist you farther—"
"Oh, true! you will accompany us to-morrow?"
"Most cheerfully."
"And now, father, I wish to consult you upon another subject. You know that it is my wish to marry my niece to Don Gregorio Nunez."