`Mylast,too,\'headded。
Imadenocomment。He\'sknownforhisliberalityandhisbadluckatthegameofmonte,whichkeepshimaspooraswhenhefirstcamehere。
`Isuppose,DonMartin,\'hebegan,inathoughtful,speculativetone,`thattheSenorAdministradorofSanTomewillrewardmesomedayifI
savehissilver?\'
Isaidthatitcouldnotbeotherwise,surely。Hewalkedon,mutteringtohimself。`Si,si,withoutdoubt,withoutdoubt;and,lookyou,SenorMartin,whatitistobewellspokenof!Thereisnotanothermanthatcouldhavebeeneventhoughtofforsuchathing。Ishallgetsomethinggreatforitsomeday。Andletitcomesoon,\'hemumbled。`Timepassesinthiscountryasquickasanywhereelse。\'