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Chapter 47

           Queridoamigo!

           Otravezaquiestoy—contioSilvioquedando!SinnovedadesdeV.nopuedomastiempoexistir.Laincertitudmemalaba.DigamequeesV.convalescente!Ojala,queestuvieraasi!Suspiroenvuestrosojosmirar,estosojostanlindosytanespresivos—aver,siesrestablecidovuestrasalud.Seagraciosadarmeestefavor.Hay—opportunidad.Enunacortitamediadehora,estuvieraquedandoenlacimadeloma,sobrelacosadeltio.Ven,cavallero,ven!

           IsidoraCovarubiodelosLlanos.

           WithacurseElCoyoteconcludedthereadingoftheletter.Itssensecouldscarcebemistaken.Literallytranslateditreadthus:—

           "DearFriend,—Iamoncemorehere,stayingwithuncleSilvio.WithouthearingofyouIcouldnotlongerexist.Theuncertaintywaskillingme.Tellmeifyouareconvalescent.Oh!thatitmaybeso.Ilongtolookintoyoureyes—thoseeyessobeautiful,soexpressive—tomakesurethatyourhealthisperfectlyrestored.Begoodenoughtograntmethisfavour.Thereisanopportunity.Inashorthalfhourfromthistime,Ishallbeonthetopofthehill,abovemyuncle’shouse.Come,sir,come!

           "IsidoraCovarubioDeLosLlanos."

           "Carajo!anassignation!"halfshriekedtheindignantDiaz."Thatandnothingelse!She,too,theproposer.Ha!Herinvitationshallbeanswered;thoughnotbyhimforwhomitissocunninglyintended.Kepttothehour—totheveryminute;andbytheDivinityofVengeance—

           "Here,José!thisnote’sofnouse

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