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Chapter 6
Hesimplystoodupforsocialorderoutofpureloveforrationallibertyandfromhishateofoppression.Therewasnononsenseabouthim.Hewenttoworkinhisownwaybecauseitseemedright,justasIfeelImustlayholdofthatmine.”
Insuchwordshetalkedtoherbecausehismemorywasveryfullofthecountryofhischildhood,hisheartofhislifewiththatgirl,andhismindoftheSanTomeConcession.HeaddedthathewouldhavetoleaveherforafewdaystofindanAmerican,amanfromSanFrancisco,whowasstillsomewhereinEurope.AfewmonthsbeforehehadmadehisacquaintanceinanoldhistoricGermantown,situatedinaminingdistrict.TheAmericanhadhiswomankindwithhim,butseemedlonelywhiletheyweresketchingalldaylongtheolddoorwaysandtheturretedcornersofthemediaevalhouses.CharlesGouldhadwithhimtheinseparablecompanionshipofthemine.Theothermanwasinterestedinminingenterprises,knewsomethingofCostaguana,andwasnostrangertothenameofGould.Theyhadtalkedtogetherwithsomeintimacywhichwasmadepossiblebythedifferenceoftheirages.Charleswantednowtofindthatcapitalistofshrewdmindandaccessiblecharacter.Hisfather’sfortuneinCostaguana,whichhehadsupposedtobestillconsiderable,seemedtohavemeltedintherascallycrucibleofrevolutions.
