A tall figure, followed by a man bearing a torch, entered the doorway.
The man was Francisco Alvarez, but neither Paul nor Long Jim rose, Paul because he disliked the Spaniard and considered him a bitter enemy of his people, Long Jim because he saw no reason why he should rise for anybody.
Alvarez looked down at them and the sight of the two caused him a mixture of anger and triumph.

His wound still stung, but at the bottom of his heart was a feeling that he had deserved it.

In the presence of his own retainers, and with all the circumstances in his favor, he had sought to humiliate a boy.

But this faint feeling was not enough to induce corresponding action.

He was also something of a statesman, and he saw the power behind these two who had come out of the woods.