Besides, what else are we to do?
We are both adventurers now, and both penniless, or pretty nearly so.

Perhaps if we succeed in finding this treasure, and it is sufficiently large, you will be generous and give me a share of it, say five per cent., on which to support my declining years," and she turned and left him.
"Beginning to show temper again," said Leonard to himself.

"I will ask Francisco what he thinks of it." Of late, things had gone a little better between Leonard and the priest.
Not that the former had as yet any complete confidence in the latter.
Still, he understood now that Francisco was a man of honest mind and gentle instincts, and naturally in this dilemma he turned to seek for counsel to his only white companion.

Francisco listened to the story quietly; indeed, for the most part it was already known to him.
"Well," he said, when Leonard had finished, "I suppose that you must go.
The Senora Juanna is not a young lady to change her mind when once she has made it up, and if you were to refuse to start, mark my words, she would make the expedition by herself, or try to do so.

As to this story of treasure, and the possibility of winning it, I can only say that it seems strange enough to be true, and that the undertaking is so impracticable that it will probably be successfully accomplished." "Hum!" said Leonard, "sounds a little paradoxical, but after that slave camp business, like you I am inclined to believe in paradoxes.