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Chapter 3
Gould’sgaze,nowturnedsympatheticallyuponhimself,hebreathedoutthewords,“ProPatria!”
WhathadhappenedwasthathehadallatonceyieldedtoDonJose’spressingentreatiestotakethedirectionofanewspaperthatwould“voicetheaspirationsoftheprovince.”IthadbeenDonJose’soldandcherishedidea.Thenecessaryplant(onamodestscale)andalargeconsignmentofpaperhadbeenreceivedfromAmericasometimebefore;therightmanalonewaswanted.EvenSenorMoragainSta.Martahadnotbeenabletofindone,andthematterwasnowbecomingpressing;someorganwasabsolutelyneededtocounteracttheeffectoftheliesdisseminatedbytheMonteristpress:theatrociouscalumnies,theappealstothepeoplecallinguponthemtorisewiththeirknivesintheirhandsandputanendonceforalltotheBlancos,totheseGothicremnants,tothesesinistermummies,theseimpotentparaliticos,whoplottedwithforeignersforthesurrenderofthelandsandtheslaveryofthepeople.
TheclamourofthisNegroLiberalismfrightenedSenorAvellanos.Anewspaperwastheonlyremedy.AndnowthattherightmanhadbeenfoundinDecoud,greatblacklettersappearedpaintedbetweenthewindowsabovethearcadedgroundfloorofahouseonthePlaza
