My companion is Senor Tesco, a merchant, who is journeying to the same place on business." "Good! you can go on.

You will meet two troopers who are bringing on a prisoner.

Do me the favor to tell them to make haste." "Certainly, _senor coronel.

Adios, senores_." "_Adio senores._" And with that we rode on our respective ways.
"Two troopers and prisoner," said Carmen, thoughtfully.
"So there are more of them, after all! How many, I wonder?
If this prisoner be a patriot we must rescue him, senor Fortescue." "With all my heart--if we can." "Only two troopers! You and I are a match for six." "Possibly.

But we don't know that the two are not followed by a score! There seems to be no end of them." "I don't think so.