Diogo vainly turned over in his mind, while continuing his gallop, the means of escaping from this embarrassment, when chance once more came to his aid. At the moment when he passed before a cabin of good appearance, forming the angle of a square, his horse, frightened by a tame peccary, which suddenly rushed howling to fasten to the horse's legs, began to rear, which in an instant brought round it twenty of those lazy people who always abound in the centres of population. These idlers, whose numbers increased every minute, pressed more and more round the horse, which the captain had extreme difficulty in restraining, and in preventing from doing injury to some of the people, whose cries began seriously to frighten the animal. At the same instant a man of tall stature came out from the hut of which we have spoken, and, attracted by the noise, threaded the crowd, which separated respectfully on his appearance, and soon found himself in face of the captain. The latter, who, two days previously, when he had been on the search of the guide, had met with the chief of the Payagoas, recognised him immediately. Saluting him in the Indian fashion, he jumped to the ground. "Ai!" cried the chief; "A Guaycurus warrior? What has happened, then?" "At the instant, when I was about to stop my horse before the cottage of the captain, for whom I have a message," answered Diogo without being disconcerted, "a peccary frightened him." "Epoï! My brother is a complete Guaycurus horseman; the animal is tame," graciously said Emavidi, "and is allowed to stray. What is my brother's name?" "The Grand Sarigue," said Diogo. "Ai! I know the name of my brother; he is a renowned warrior; I have often heard people praise him; I am happy to see him." The captain thought it necessary to bow. Emavidi continued-- "My brother has made a long track to arrive here; he will accept the hospitality of a chief. The Payagoas love the Guaycurus; they are brothers." "I accept the generous offer of the chief," answered the captain. Emavidi Chaime clapped his hands. A slave ran towards him. The chief ordered him to take charge of Diogo's horse. He then dismissed the crowd which had stopped before his door with a gesture, and introduced the captain to his cabin, the entrance to which he closed with a hurdle covered with an ox's hide. The cabin was spacious, well ventilated, clean, and internally arranged with uncommon intelligence. In a distant corner of the apartment the slaves were occupied in certain labours, under the direction of the wife of the chief. On a sign from Emavidi, she came with haste to welcome the stranger, and to offer him all the refreshment which she supposed he needed. This woman was named White Star. She was tall and well made: her features were intelligent, without being absolutely handsome. The expression of her countenance was sweet; she appeared to be about twenty-two or twenty-three years of age at the most.