32/41 If you like, I will come and stay by you, so that you will not be afraid." "Don't be uneasy about that, Chiquita! I will not annoy my brave friends, who come to save my life at the risk of their own, by any foolish fears or demonstrations; that I promise you." "That's right," the child replied, "and until they come, you can defend yourself with my knife, you know. Don't forget the proper way to use it. As for me, I'm going to hunt up a quiet corner where I can get a nap. No, I can't stay here, for we must not be seen together; it would never do. You must not even go near it, no matter what you hear, for fear they might suspect that you hoped for help from that direction. |