Ностромо
Chapter 5
UpstairsPedritoMonterowalkedaboutrapidlyfromonewreckedroomoftheIntendenciatoanother,snarlingincessantly—
“Whatstupidity!Whatdestruction!”
SenorFuentes,following,wouldrelaxhistaciturndispositiontomurmur—
“ItisalltheworkofGamachoandhisNationals;”andthen,inclininghisheadonhisleftshoulder,wouldpresstogetherhislipssofirmlythatalittlehollowwouldappearateachcorner.HehadhisnominationforPoliticalChiefofthetowninhispocket,andwasallimpatiencetoenteruponhisfunctions.
Inthelongaudienceroom,withitstallmirrorsallstarredbystones,thehangingstorndownandthecanopyovertheplatformattheupperendpulledtopieces,thevast,deepmutteringofthecrowdandthehowlingvoiceofGamachospeakingjustbelowreachedthemthroughtheshuttersastheystoodidlyindimnessanddesolation.
“Thebrute!”observedhisExcellencyDonPedroMonterothroughclenchedteeth.“WemustcontriveasquicklyaspossibletosendhimandhisNationalsouttheretofightHernandez.”
ThenewGefePoliticoonlyjerkedhisheadsideways,andtookapuffathiscigaretteinsignofhisagreementwiththismethodforriddingthetownofGamachoandhisinconvenientrabble.
