Which one you wish, senor? Teodoro Trinfan, rope in hand, stood there ready to cast for one of the milling colts.
Teodoro refused to give the man any of his horses. 
mnli hypothesis: Teodoro refused to give the man any of his horses.  premise: Which one you wish, senor? Teodoro Trinfan, rope in hand, stood there ready to cast for one of the milling colts.