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Chapter 8

           

           AndElSenorGobernadorhehadremained,withhissmalljokesuponhisfunctionanduponhisdomain,whereheaffirmedwithhumorousexaggerationtoMrs.Gould

           “NotwostonescouldcometogetheranywherewithouttheGobernadorhearingtheclick,senora.”

           Andhewouldtaphisearwiththetipofhisforefingerknowingly.Evenwhenthenumberoftheminersalonerosetooversixhundredheseemedtoknoweachofthemindividually,alltheinnumerableJoses,Manuels,Ignacios,fromthevillagesprimerosegundoortercero(therewerethreeminingvillages)underhisgovernment.Hecoulddistinguishthemnotonlybytheirflat,joylessfaces,whichtoMrs.Gouldlookedallalike,asifrunintothesameancestralmouldofsufferingandpatience,butapparentlyalsobytheinfinitelygraduatedshadesofreddish-brown,ofblackish-brown,ofcoppery-brownbacks,asthetwoshifts,strippedtolinendrawersandleatherskull-caps,mingledtogetherwithaconfusionofnakedlimbs,ofshoulderedpicks,swinginglamps,inagreatshuffleofsandalledfeetontheopenplateaubeforetheentranceofthemaintunnel.Itwasatimeofpause.

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