Короли и капуста

           Onthenextmorningmessagesbegantocomeoverthemendedtelegraphwire;andthestoryoftheflightfromthecapitalwasgivenouttothepublic.InSanMateotherevolutionarypartyhadseizedthesceptreofgovernment,withoutopposition,andthevivasofthemercurialpopulacequicklyeffacedtheinterestbelongingtotheunfortunateMiraflores.

           TheywillrelatetoyouhowthenewgovernmentsiftedthetownsandrakedtheroadstofindthevalisecontainingAnchuria’ssurpluscapital,whichthepresidentwasknowntohavecarriedwithhim,butallinvain.InCoralioSeñorGoodwinhimselfledthesearchingpartywhichcombedthattownascarefullyasawomancombsherhair;butthemoneywasnotfound.

           Sotheyburiedthedeadman,withouthonours,backofthetownnearthelittlebridgethatspansthemangroveswamp;andforarealaboywillshowyouhisgrave.Theysaythattheoldwomaninwhosehutthebarbershavedthepresidentplacedthewoodenslabathishead,andburnedtheinscriptionuponitwithahotiron.

           YouwillhearalsothatSeñorGoodwin,likeatowerofstrength,shieldedDoñaIsabelGuilbertthroughthosesubsequentdistressfuldays;andthathisscruplesastoherpastcareer(ifhehadany)vanished;andheradventuresomewaywardness(ifshehadany)lefther,andtheywereweddedandwerehappy.

           TheAmericanbuiltahomeonalittlefoothillnearthetown.Itisaconglomeratestructureofnativewoodsthat,exported,wouldbeworthafortune,andofbrick,palm,glass,bambooandadobe