What do you mean by sending me on such a fool's errand ?" "I beg your pardon, senor.

You asked me to direct you to Senor Ulloa's house, and I did so.

What could I do more ?" And the fellow cringed and smirked, as if it were all a capital joke, till I could hardly refrain from pulling his long nose first and kicking him afterwards, but I listened to the voice of prudence and resisted the impulse.
"You know quite well that I sought Senor Ulloa.

Did I not tell you that I had a letter for him?
If you were a caballero instead of a wretched _posadero_, I would chastise your trickery as it deserves.

What has become of Senor Ulloa, and how comes it that his house is deserted ?" "Senor Ulloa is dead.