"Get out of this," answered Manuel, hotly. "I am in no humor for trifling."
"Well, boys, it's as true as gospel."
"You saw it, Dan?"
"Faith, yes, he's in the magazine, wid a great fuse lighted, an' shure it's mighty little between us and eternity."
Juan spoke again.
"I must see your captain," he said.
"For what?"
"To propose certain terms to him."
"He will refuse."
"Let him. At least, you have no right to do so for him. Recollect that my friend, Manuel, has you all in his power still."