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Chapter 5
ThateveninghehadwalkedupstraighttoCharlesGouldandhadhissedouttohimthathewouldhavelikedtodeporttheGrandVicaroutofSulaco,anywhere,tosomedesertisland,totheIsabels,forinstance.“Theonewithoutwaterpreferably—eh,DonCarlos?”hehadaddedinatonebetweenjestandearnest.Thisuncontrollablepriest,whohadrejectedhisofferoftheepiscopalpalaceforaresidenceandpreferredtohanghisshabbyhammockamongsttherubbleandspidersofthesequestratedDominicanConvent,hadtakenintohisheadtoadvocateanunconditionalpardonforHernandeztheRobber!Andthiswasnotenough;heseemedtohaveenteredintocommunicationwiththemostaudaciouscriminalthecountryhadknownforyears.TheSulacopoliceknew,ofcourse,whatwasgoingon.PadreCorbelanhadgotholdofthatrecklessItalian,theCapatazdeCargadores,theonlymanfitforsuchanerrand,andhadsentamessagethroughhim.FatherCorbelanhadstudiedinRome,andcouldspeakItalian.TheCapatazwasknowntovisittheoldDominicanConventatnight.AnoldwomanwhoservedtheGrandVicarhadheardthenameofHernandezpronounced;andonlylastSaturdayafternoontheCapatazhadbeenobservedgallopingoutoftown.Hedidnotreturnfortwodays.ThepolicewouldhavelaidtheItalianbytheheelsifithadnotbeenforfearoftheCargadores,aturbulentbodyofmen,quiteapttoraiseatumult.NowadaysitwasnotsoeasytogovernSulaco.Badcharactersflockedintoit,attractedbythemoneyinthepocketsoftherailwayworkmen.
