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Chapter 4
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CharlesGouldstoppedbeforethesadbewildermentofthefaces,thewondering,anxiousglancesoftheeyes.Thefeelingofpityforthosemen,puttingalltheirtrustintowordsofsomesort,whilemurderandrapinestalkedovertheland,hadbetrayedhimintowhatseemedemptyloquacity.DonJustemurmured—
“Youareabandoningus,DonCarlos....Andyet,parliamentaryinstitutions—”
Hecouldnotfinishfromgrief.Foramomentheputhishandoverhiseyes.CharlesGould,inhisfearofemptyloquacity,madenoanswertothecharge.Hereturnedinsilencetheirceremoniousbows.Histaciturnitywashisrefuge.HeunderstoodthatwhattheysoughtwastogettheinfluenceoftheSanTomemineontheirside.TheywantedtogoonaconciliatingerrandtothevictorunderthewingoftheGouldConcession.Otherpublicbodies—theCabildo,theConsulado—wouldbecoming,too,presently,seekingthesupportofthemoststable,themosteffectiveforcetheyhadeverknowntoexistintheirprovince.
Thedoctor,arrivingwithhissharp,jerkywalk,foundthatthemasterhadretiredintohisownroomwith.ordersnottobedisturbedonanyaccount.ButDr.MonyghamwasnotanxioustoseeCharlesGouldatonce.Hespentsometimeinarapidexaminationofhiswounded.Hegazeddownuponeachinturn,rubbinghischinbetweenhisthumbandforefinger;hissteadystaremetwithoutexpressiontheirsilentlyinquisitivelook.
