“Why are you waiting outside for me?”
“So we can talk without that woman hearing what we say. I have persuaded her to go home peaceably.”
“Very good. But listen, comrade; I’ve got a plan ready for something worth while.”
“I’m with you in everything. What have you thought of?”
“Of kidnapping La Aceitunera tonight.”
“But can it be done?”
“Absolutely. The Countess is going to the theatre. She will go in her carriage as usual, and if Cabra Periquito Gálvez doesn’t show up to accompany her, she will go home alone in her carriage. If Periquito does show up, and does go with her, we won’t do a thing; if she is alone, why, we’ll steal her away.”
“That’s all very well; but how?”
“First of all, I’ll see to it that the coachman gets drunk so I can take his place; meanwhile, you go to the theatre, make sure that she is alone, then station yourself on the sidewalk opposite the lobby, and stay there quietly; if she comes out escorted, you light a match as if you were about to smoke—understand?”
“Where will you be then?”