human
I know this road well, said Raoul.
gpt
We are going down to the hacienda of Cenobio.
human
he continued.
gpt
I ought to know this hill!
human
For what reason?
gpt
First, Captain, because I have carried many a _bulto_ of cochineal and many a bale of smuggled tobacco over it; ay, and upon nights when my eyes were of as little service to me as they are at present.
human
I thought that you _contrabandistas_ hardly needed the precaution of dark nights?
gpt
True, at times; but there were other times when the Government became lynx-eyed, and then smuggling was no joke. We had some sharp skirmishing. _Sacre_! I have good cause to remember this very hill. I came near making a jump into purgatory from the other side of it.
human
Ha! how was that?