Then I asked him what countryman he was: and he said, Espagniole; and being a little recovered, let me know, by all the signs he could possibly make, how much he was in my debt for his deliverance. “Seignior,” said I, with as much Spanish as I could make up, “we will talk afterwards, but we must fight now: if you have any strength left, take this pistol and sword, and lay about you.”
Alors je lui demandai de quel pays il était: il me répondit: _Español_. Et, se remettant un peu, il me fit connaître par touts les gestes possibles combien il m'était redevable pour sa délivrance.--«Señor, lui dis-je avec tout l'espagnol que je pus rassembler, nous parlerons plus tard; maintenant il nous faut combattre.