I should not have gone twenty days' journey with no weapons and only an old man for companion.

What weapons did you have ?" I saw that he feared me and wished to make sure that I had it not in my power to do him some injury.

"No weapon except my knife," I replied, with assumed carelessness.

With that I raised my cloak so as to let him see for himself, turning my body round before him.

"Have you found my pistol ?" I added.
He shook his head; but he appeared less suspicious now and came close up to me.