But, mark my words, on this very account they are going to become a terrible people!" After brief reflection, the ranchman added: "Perhaps they are not so good as they seem.

Just see how they treat those under them! It may be that they affect this simplicity without having it, and when they grin at receiving a kick, they are saying inside, 'Just wait till my turn comes, and I'll give you three!'" Then he suddenly seemed to repent of his suspicions.
"At any rate, this Karl is a poor fellow, a mealy-mouthed simpleton who the minute I say anything opens his jaws like a fly-catcher.

He insists that he comes of a great family, but who knows anything about these gringoes?
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