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Chapter 1

           Youknow,”wentonthedoctor,hesitatingly,“womenaresoveryunaccountableineveryposition,andatalltimesoflife,thatIthoughtsometimesshewasinaway,don’tyousee?inlovewithhimtheCapataz.Therascalhashisowncharmindubitably,orhewouldnothavemadetheconquestofallthepopulaceofthetown.No,no,Iamnotabsurd.Imayhavegivenawrongnametosomestrongsentimentforhimonherpart,toanunreasonableandsimpleattitudeawomanisapttotakeupemotionallytowardsaman.Sheusedtoabusehimtomefrequently,which,ofcourse,isnotinconsistentwithmyidea.Notatall.Itlookedtomeasifshewerealwaysthinkingofhim.Hewassomethingimportantinherlife.Youknow,Ihaveseenalotofthosepeople.WheneverIcamedownfromthemineMrs.Gouldusedtoaskmetokeepmyeyeonthem.ShelikesItalians;shehaslivedalongtimeinItaly,Ibelieve,andshetookaspecialfancytothatoldGaribaldino.Aremarkablechapenough.Aruggedanddreamycharacter,livingintherepublicanismofhisyoungdaysasifinacloud.HehasencouragedmuchoftheCapataz’sconfoundednonsensethehigh-strung,exaltedoldbeggar!”

           “Whatsortofnonsense?”wonderedthechiefengineer.“IfoundtheCapatazalwaysaveryshrewdandsensiblefellow,absolutelyfearless,andremarkablyuseful.Aperfecthandyman.SirJohnwasgreatlyimpressedbyhisresourcefulnessandattentionwhenhemadethatoverlandjourneyfromSta.Marta.

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