Chapter 47

           Urgedbythemostabjectfear,hadElCoyoteandhisthreecomradesrushedbacktotheirhorses,andscrambledconfusedlyintothesaddle.

           TheyhadnoideaofreturningtothejacaléofMauriceGerald.Onthecontrary,theironlythoughtwastoputspacebetweenthemselvesandthatsolitarydwelling—whoseownertheyhadencounteredridingtowardsitinsuchstrangeguise.

           Thatitwas"DonMauricio"notoneofthemdoubted.Allfourknewhimbysight—Diazbetterthanany—butallwellenoughtobesureitwastheIrlandes.Therewashishorse,knowntothem;hisarmasdeaguaofjaguar-skin;hisNavajoblanket,inshapedifferingfromtheordinaryserapéofSaltillo;—andhishead!

           Theyhadnotstayedtoscrutinisethefeatures;butthehatwasstillinitsplace—thesombreroofblackglazewhichMauricewasaccustomedtowear.Ithadglancedintheireyes,asitcameunderthelightofthemoon.

           Besides,theyhadseenthegreatdog,whichDiazrememberedtobehis.Thestaghoundhadsprungforwardinthemidstofthestruggle,andwithafiercegrowlattackedtheassailant—thoughithadnotneededthistoacceleratetheirretreat.

           Fastastheirhorsescouldcarrythem,theyrodethroughthebottomtimber;and,ascendingthebluffbyoneofitsravines—notthatwheretheyhadmeanttocommitmurder—theyreachedtheleveloftheupperplateau.

           Nordidtheyhaltthereforasinglesecond;but,gallopingacrosstheplain,re-enteredthechapparal,andspurredontotheplacewheretheyhadsoskilfullytransformedthemselvesintoComanches.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 424 из 857