Королі та капуста
Rouge et Noir
TwoofCruz’sdragoonshadseizedthebridlereinsofLosada’shorses;othersformedacloseguardaroundthecarriage;andtheygallopedoffwiththetyrantandhistwounpopularMinisters.Nodoubtaplacehadbeenpreparedforthem.Thereareanumberofwell-barredstoneapartmentsinCoralio.
"Rougewins,"saidMr.Vincenti,calmlylightinganothercigar.
CaptainCroninhadbeenintentlywatchingthevicinityofthestonestepsforsometime.
"Goodboy!"heexclaimedsuddenly,asifrelieved."IwonderedifhewasgoingtoforgethisKathleenMavourneen."
YoungOlivarrahadreascendedthestepsandspokenafewwordstoGeneralPilar.ThenthatdistinguishedveterandescendedtothegroundandapproachedPasa,whostillstood,wonder-eyed,whereDickyhadlefther.Withhisplumedhatinhishand,andhismedalsanddecorationsshiningonhisbreast,thegeneralspoketoherandgaveherhisarm,andtheywentupthestonestepsoftheCasaMorenatogether.AndthenRamonOlivarrasteppedforwardandtookbothherhandsbeforeallthepeople.
Andwhilethecheeringwasbreakingoutafresheverywhere,CaptainCroninandMr.Vincentiturnedandwalkedbacktowardtheshorewherethegigwaswaitingforthem.
"There’llbeanother‘presidenteproclamada’inthemorning,"saidMr.Vincenti,musingly."Asaruletheyarenotasreliableastheelectedones,butthisyoungsterseemstohavesomegoodstuffinhim.Heplannedandmanoeuvredtheentirecampaign.Olivarra’swidow,youknow,waswealthy
