I am one of his own people, a Mexican, and have not the courage to fight.

So he would only disgrace himself in the eyes of his countrymen if he tried to do me harm." "Is that the truth ?" Reade persisted.
"Certainly, Senor Reade.

If there were a priest here I would swear to it as the truth." "And you have the courage to try to hand a note to Gato ?" "Under the circumstances it does not require courage, since I am safe," replied Nicolas, steadily and easily.
"Hanged if I don't think I will write a note to Pedro Gato!" chuckled Tom.
"Do so, _mi caballero_; at your convenience." Tom tore a page out of a notebook, and with his fountain pen wrote the following note in Spanish: "Pedro Gato: If you had half the courage of a rabbit you would not go skulking through the hills, shooting at me without giving me any chance to tell you or show you what I think of you.

A shot has just struck near my head, yet no glimpse was to be had of the man who fired the shot.

If you did that, then you are a coward of a low, mean type.