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Chapter 1

           

           “Ihaveagoodmindtoremainwithyou,doctor,tillweseewhetheranythinghappensto-nightattheharbour,”declaredtheengineer-in-chief.“HemustnotbemolestedbySotillo’ssoldiery,whomaypushonasfarasthisatonce.SotillousedtobeverycordialtomeattheGoulds’andattheclub.Howthatman’lleverdaretolookanyofhisfriendshereinthefaceIcan’timagine.”

           “He’llnodoubtbeginbyshootingsomeofthemtogetoverthefirstawkwardness,”saidthedoctor.“Nothinginthiscountryservesbetteryourmilitarymanwhohaschangedsidesthanafewsummaryexecutions.”Hespokewithagloomypositivenessthatleftnoroomforprotest.Theengineer-in-chiefdidnotattemptany.Hesimplynoddedseveraltimesregretfully,thensaid

           “Ithinkweshallbeabletomountyouinthemorning,doctor.Ourpeonshaverecoveredsomeofourstampededhorses.ByridinghardandtakingawidecircuitbyLosHatosandalongtheedgeoftheforest,clearofRinconaltogether,youmayhopetoreachtheSanTomebridgewithoutbeinginterferedwith.Themineisjustnow,tomymind,thesafestplaceforanybodyatallcompromised.Ionlywishtherailwaywasasdifficulttotouch.”

           “AmIcompromised?”DoctorMonyghambroughtoutslowlyafterashortsilence.

           “ThewholeGouldConcessioniscompromised.Itcouldnothaveremainedforeveroutsidethepoliticallifeofthecountryifthoseconvulsionsmaybecalledlife.

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