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Chapter 8

           Fatherfirst,inapointedstrawhat,thenthemotherwiththebiggerchildren,generallyalsoadiminutivedonkey,allunderburdens,excepttheleaderhimself,orperhapssomegrowngirl,theprideofthefamily,steppingbarefootedandstraightasanarrow,withbraidsofravenhair,athick,haughtyprofile,andnoloadtocarrybutthesmallguitarofthecountryandapairofsoftleathersandalstiedtogetheronherback.Atthesightofsuchpartiesstrungoutonthecrosstrailsbetweenthepastures,orcampedbythesideoftheroyalroad,travellersonhorsebackwouldremarktoeachother

           “MorepeoplegoingtotheSanTomemine.Weshallseeothersto-morrow.”

           Andspurringoninthedusktheywoulddiscussthegreatnewsoftheprovince,thenewsoftheSanTomemine.ArichEnglishmanwasgoingtoworkitandperhapsnotanEnglishman,Quiensabe!Aforeignerwithmuchmoney.Oh,yes,ithadbegun.ApartyofmenwhohadbeentoSulacowithaherdofblackbullsforthenextcorridahadreportedthatfromtheporchoftheposadainRincon,onlyashortleaguefromthetown,thelightsonthemountainwerevisible,twinklingabovethetrees.Andtherewasawomanseenridingahorsesideways,notinthechairseat,butuponasortofsaddle,andaman’shatonherhead.Shewalkedabout,too,onfootupthemountainpaths.Awomanengineer,itseemedshewas.

           “Whatanabsurdity!Impossible,senor!”

           “Si!Si!UnaAmericanadelNorte.

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