Take us with you, and, in the morning, when the warm sunshine comes we will proceed." Carossa laughed and pulled his long black mustaches.

"Santiago, but you have a spirit," he said, "and I like it.

You shall have your request and you may come with us but to-morrow you go forth stripped and shorn.

My men cannot work for nothing.

Spanish or Mexican, English or Gringo you must pay.