This house was built around a court in the center of which was a clear pool.
Henry and the shiftless one saw Alvarez and his company dismount and enter the house.

They noticed others who approached on foot, but who did not enter, obviously men who did not dare to enter unless asked.

Among them was a thin, middle-aged Natchez Indian, whose extraordinary, feline face had won for him the name of The Cat.

Henry particularly observed this man, whose manner was in accordance with his appearance and name.

Like those they had seen in the canoes he had a hangdog, shiftless look, different from the bold warrior of the more northerly forests.
The two did not remain long.