human
Our guns will be of no use now, says Gaspar, laying his own aside.
gpt
I know the nature of _avestruz_ well enough to say for certain, that, after the scare they've had they'll stay shy for several hours, and 'twill be impossible to approach them; that is, near enough for the longest-range gun we've got. And to run them down with our horses would be to lose a day's journey at least. We can't afford that, for the sake of a bit of breakfast. No, 'twould never do. We'll have to go without, or else, after all, break our fast upon these beans.
human
he resumes, after a pause, once more bending his eyes covetously upon the birds, and as if an idea had suddenly occurred to him,
gpt
I think I know of a way by which we may circumvent these two tall stalkers.
human
How?
gpt
By going at them--_garzoneando_.
human
exclaims Ludwig in echo.
gpt
Good Gaspar, whatever do you mean by that?
human
You'll see, young master, soon as I've made things ready for it. And your cousin here, he's the fittest for the part to be played. I'd undertake it myself, but I'm a bit too bulky to counterfeit a creature of such slender proportions as the _garzon soldado_; while Senor Cypriano's figure will just suit to a nicety.