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Chapter 48

           Mildemonios!youshallneverseethemagain!"

           "Whatmeansthis,DonMiguelDiaz?"

           Thequestionwasputnotwithoutaslightquiveringofthevoicethatseemedtobetrayfear.Nowonderitshould.TherewassomethingintheaspectofElCoyoteatthatmomentwellcalculatedtoinspirethesentiment.

           Observingit,heresponded,"Youmaywellshowfear:youhavereason.IfIhavelostyou,mylady,noothershallenjoyyou.Ihavemadeupmymindaboutthat."

           "Aboutwhat?"

           "WhatIhavesaidthatnoothershallcallyouhis,andleastofallMauricethemustanger."

           "Indeed!"

           "Ay,indeed!Givemeapromisethatyouandheshallnevermeetagain,oryoudepartnotfromthisplace!"

           "Youarejesting,DonMiguel?"

           "Iaminearnest,DoñaIsidora."

           Themannerofthemantootrulybetrayedthesincerityofhisspeech.Cowardashewas,therewasacoldcrueldeterminationinhislooks,whilsthishandwasseenstrayingtowardsthehiltofhismacheté.

           DespiteherAmazoniancourage,thewomancouldnothelpafeelingofuneasiness.Shesawtherewasadanger,withbutslightchanceofavertingit.Somethingofthisshehadfeltfromthefirstmomentoftheencounter;butshehadbeensustainedbythehope,thattheunpleasantinterviewmightbeinterruptedbyonewhowouldsoonchangeitscharacter.

           Duringtheearlypartofthedialogueshehadbeeneagerlylisteningforthesoundofahorse’shoofcastingoccasionalandfurtiveglancesthroughthechapparal,inthedirectionwhereshehopedtohearit.

           Thishopewasnomore.

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