Republics might come, and republics might go, and it was very little I cared so long as they left me Hildegarde.
So constituted is man that for the sake of a woman he often counts the world well lost.
Robbins considered that I had had enough time to recover from his staggering blow.
So he began to speak again.
“Are you all right, governor?”
“Splendid,” which was really far from the truth because lack of sleep told upon me.
“Good! Thought you weren’t the man to sit down and cry over spilled milk.”
“Bosh!” I said; “glad the old farce has come to an end. Rather be an American citizen any day than the uncrowned king of this hot region.”
“Well, then to business. We must get out.”
“Why is that necessary? I’ll gladly resign in favor of Toreado, bless his fat old heart! No reason we shouldn’t be friends.”