“You read what is written within it, señor, so the charm is broken. I will never wear it again; no, never! For what is there graven has come true—the charm is broken.”
She turned her head, and for a moment was silent, when Buffalo Bill spoke:
“I am sorry you no longer have faith in the charm; but I am glad to have returned it to you.”
“Señor, I am glad you have done so, for it has given me the chance to meet you to tell you how I appreciate all you did that day. Why we left you so unceremoniously I cannot tell, for my lips are sealed.”
“And who were those foes of yours, señorita?”
“I do not know.”
“And the señor captain—did he recover from the cruel treatment they gave him?”
“Yes, señor.”
“Señorita, I have a request to make.”