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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.

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