12/51 Speak it, therefore, and then we shall see." He straightened himself, displaying a youthful figure full of strength and elasticity. He answered quietly in the same dialect,-- "If thou wilt, Nacaytzusle, I can speak like thy people also. It is true I came for them, but what I wanted"-- he emphasized the word--"was as much for their benefit as my own. Thou, first of all, wast to gain by my scheme." His eyes closed, and the glance became as sharp as that of a rattlesnake. |