I would be glad if you would write this out for me, putting it into better English." "It would seem like presumption in me to think that I could put it into better English," Reade protested.
"Nevertheless, to please me, will you put this report into your own English ?" requested Don Luis.
"With all the pleasure in the world," Tom assented.
"Here are writing materials, then." "But I see that you have a typewriting machine over in the corner," suggested the young chief engineer.

"I can write the report much better and more rapidly on the machine." "Ah!" breathed the Mexican, looking highly pleased.

"If you will but do that! We will go outside so as not to disturb you." The report, being a long one and containing several tables of figures, Reade was occupied nearly three hours.

During this time Don Luis conducted Harry over the estate, pointing out many things of interest.

At last Tom, with a slight backache from bending so long over the machine, leaned back and carefully read what he had written.
"Do you wish anything, _caballero_ ?" inquired Nicolas, appearing as though from hiding.
"You might be good enough to tell Don Luis that I have finished, and that I await his pleasure." Nicolas disappeared.