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Chapter 6

           ...Thatfellow”—headdressedhimselfinEnglishtoMrs.Gould—“isalwaysstealingupbehindone’sbackonhisbarefeet.IsethimtolookforthatfandirectlyIcameintojustifymyreappearance,mysuddenreturn.”

           HepausedandMrs.Gouldsaid,amiably,“Youarealwayswelcome.”Shepausedforasecond,too.“ButIamwaitingtolearnthecauseofyourreturn.”

           Decoudaffectedsuddenlytheutmostnonchalance.

           “Ican’tbeartobespiedupon.Oh,thecause?Yes,thereisacause;thereissomethingelsethatislostbesidesAntonia’sfavouritefan.AsIwaswalkinghomeafterseeingDonJoseandAntoniatotheirhouse,theCapatazdeCargadores,ridingdownthestreet,spoketome.”

           “HasanythinghappenedtotheViolas?”inquiredMrs.Gould.

           “TheViolas?YoumeantheoldGaribaldinowhokeepsthehotelwheretheengineerslive?Nothinghappenedthere.TheCapatazsaidnothingofthem;heonlytoldmethatthetelegraphistoftheCableCompanywaswalkingonthePlaza,bareheaded,lookingoutforme.Thereisnewsfromtheinterior,Mrs.Gould.Ishouldrathersayrumoursofnews.”

           “Goodnews?”saidMrs.Gouldinalowvoice.

           “Worthless,Ishouldthink.ButifImustdefinethem,Iwouldsaybad.Theyaretotheeffectthatatwodays’battlehadbeenfoughtnearSta.Marta,andthattheRibieristsaredefeated.Itmusthavehappenedafewdaysagoperhapsaweek.

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