He lowered his gun in the direction of the traveler; then, when he was within ten paces of him, he commenced a conversation which almost always ended by the traveler’s abandoning his purse to save his life.
Bajaba su escopeta en dirección del viajero; luego, cuando estaba a diez pasos de él, entablaba un diálogo que terminaba casi siempre por al abandono que el viajero hacía de su bolsa para salvar la vida.