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Chapter 8

           Therewasinthatmanasortofsane,humorousshrewdness,andaveinofgenuinehumanitysooftenfoundinsimpleoldsoldiersofprovedcouragewhohaveseenmuchdesperateservice.Ofcourseheknewnothingwhateverofmining,buthisemploymentwasofaspecialkind.Hewasinchargeofthewholepopulationintheterritoryofthemine,whichextendedfromtheheadofthegorgetowherethecarttrackfromthefootofthemountainenterstheplain,crossingastreamoveralittlewoodenbridgepaintedgreengreen,thecolourofhope,beingalsothecolourofthemine.

           ItwasreportedinSulacothatupthere“atthemountain”DonPepewalkedaboutprecipitouspaths,girtwithagreatswordandinashabbyuniformwithtarnishedbullionepaulettesofaseniormajor.MostminersbeingIndians,withbigwildeyes,addressedhimasTaita(father),asthesebarefootedpeopleofCostaguanawilladdressanybodywhowearsshoes;butitwasBasilio,Mr.Gould’sownmozoandtheheadservantoftheCasa,who,inallgoodfaithandfromasenseofpropriety,announcedhimonceinthesolemnwords,“ElSenorGobernadorhasarrived.”

           DonJoseAvellanos,theninthedrawing-room,wasdelightedbeyondmeasureattheaptnessofthetitle,withwhichhegreetedtheoldmajorbanteringlyassoonasthelatter’ssoldierlyfigureappearedinthedoorway.DonPepeonlysmiledinhislongmoustaches,asmuchastosay,“Youmighthavefoundaworsenameforanoldsoldier.

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