Then he turned to his companions, saying: "I thank you.

You have now....

Is she still with the Eletto ?" "Why, of course." "And who--who saw her the night before the election--let me sit down--who saw her with him then ?" "My brother," replied one of the captains.

"She was just coming out of the tent, as he passed with the guard." "Don't take the matter to heart," said the other.

"There are plenty of women! We are growing old, and can no longer cope with a handsome fellow like Navarrete." "I thought the sibyl was more sensible," added the younger captain.