There were _two_ signatures! "Texas agrees!" I exclaimed.

"_The Dona Lucrezia has won Van Zandt's signature!_" I looked at him.

His own eyes were swimming wet! This, then, was that man of whom it is only remembered that he was a pro-slavery champion.
"It will be a great country," said he at last.

"This once done, I shall feel that, after all, I have not lived wholly in vain." "But the difficulties! Suppose Van Zandt proves traitorous to us ?" "He dare not.

Texas may know that he bargained with England, but he dare not traffic with Mexico and let _that_ be known.