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Chapter 8

           HalfabatteryoffieldgunshadbeenhurriedovertherefromtheSulacobarracksforthepurposeoffiringtheregulationsalutesforthePresident-DictatorandtheWarMinister.Asthemail-boatheadedthroughthepass,thebadlytimedreportsannouncedtheendofDonVincenteRibiera’sfirstofficialvisittoSulaco,andforCaptainMitchelltheendofanother“historicoccasion.”Nexttimewhenthe“Hopeofhonestmen”wastocomethatway,ayearandahalflater,itwasunofficially,overthemountaintracks,fleeingafteradefeatonalamemule,tobeonlyjustsavedbyNostromofromanignominiousdeathatthehandsofamob.Itwasaverydifferentevent,ofwhichCaptainMitchellusedtosay

           “Itwashistoryhistory,sir!Andthatfellowofmine,Nostromo,youknow,wasrightinit.Absolutelymakinghistory,sir.”

           Butthisevent,creditabletoNostromo,wastoleadimmediatelytoanother,whichcouldnotbeclassedeitheras“history”oras“amistake”inCaptainMitchell’sphraseology.Hehadanotherwordforit.

           “Sir”heusedtosayafterwards,“thatwasnomistake.Itwasafatality.Amisfortune,pureandsimple,sir.Andthatpoorfellowofminewasrightinitrightinthemiddleofit!Afatality,ifevertherewasoneandtomymindhehasneverbeenthesamemansince.”

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