There had been long peace, and Guarico did not desire war.

Moreover, Caonabo said that it was idle to dread Caribs and let in the mighty strangers! He said that all pale men, afraid of themselves so that they covered themselves up, were filled with evil _zemes_ and were worse than a thousand Caribs! But Caonabo was a mocker and a hard-of-heart! Different was Guacanagari.

He told us how different.

It all ended in great hope that Caonabo would think better of it.
We kept watch and ward.

Yet we could not be utterly cooped within La Navidad.