Again he was received, and in the garden, as before, while the señorita said:
“You have come sooner than I expected, señor; but it is well, as the cowboy king is not here.”
“Why do you fear that man?”
“Ah! I cannot tell.”
“What is he to you?”
“Do not ask me.”
“Do you love him?”
“No!”
“I am glad, for I can tell you that you need no longer fear him.”
“What do you mean?” she gasped.