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Something in this last remark of the man called Carlos, seemed to afford Barros deep satisfaction, for he smiled almost benevolently and seemed, just at that moment, to have become once more the bland philanthropist for which most people took him. He laid an approving hand on his companion's shoulder.
"That's good. Carlos, that's very good," he said. "If all goes well, you shall have the handsome reward I promised you. It is a great relief to me to know that the old gentleman is safe. I have not known a moment's peace over him till the present. You see, his life was in danger out there. I suppose you haven't the slightest idea who he really is?"