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But
his
thoughts
mainly
clung
around
the
astounding
and
unanswerable
question
:
How
the
devil
the
fellow
got
to
know
that
the
silver
had
gone
off
in
the
lighter
?
It
was
obvious
that
he
had
not
captured
it
.
And
,
obviously
,
he
could
not
have
captured
it
!
In
this
last
conclusion
Captain
Mitchell
was
misled
by
the
assumption
drawn
from
his
observation
of
the
weather
during
his
long
vigil
on
the
wharf
.
He
thought
that
there
had
been
much
more
wind
than
usual
that
night
in
the
gulf
;
whereas
,
as
a
matter
of
fact
,
the
reverse
was
the
case
.
"
How
in
the
name
of
all
that
's
marvellous
did
that
confounded
fellow
get
wind
of
the
affair
?
"
was
the
first
question
he
asked
directly
after
the
bang
,
clatter
,
and
flash
of
the
open
door
(
which
was
closed
again
almost
before
he
could
lift
his
dropped
head
)
informed
him
that
he
had
a
companion
of
captivity
.
Dr.
Monygham
's
voice
stopped
muttering
curses
in
English
and
Spanish
.
"
Is
that
you
,
Mitchell
?
"
he
made
answer
,
surlily
.
"
I
struck
my
forehead
against
this
confounded
wall
with
enough
force
to
fell
an
ox
.
Where
are
you
?
"
Captain
Mitchell
,
accustomed
to
the
darkness
,
could
make
out
the
doctor
stretching
out
his
hands
blindly
.
"
I
am
sitting
here
on
the
floor
.
Do
n't
fall
over
my
legs
,
"
Captain
Mitchell
's
voice
announced
with
great
dignity
of
tone
.
The
doctor
,
entreated
not
to
walk
about
in
the
dark
,
sank
down
to
the
ground
,
too
.
The
two
prisoners
of
Sotillo
,
with
their
heads
nearly
touching
,
began
to
exchange
confidences
.
"
Yes
,
"
the
doctor
related
in
a
low
tone
to
Captain
Mitchell
's
vehement
curiosity
,
"
we
have
been
nabbed
in
old
Viola
's
place
.
It
seems
that
one
of
their
pickets
,
commanded
by
an
officer
,
pushed
as
far
as
the
town
gate
.
They
had
orders
not
to
enter
,
but
to
bring
along
every
soul
they
could
find
on
the
plain
.
We
had
been
talking
in
there
with
the
door
open
,
and
no
doubt
they
saw
the
glimmer
of
our
light
.
They
must
have
been
making
their
approaches
for
some
time
.
The
engineer
laid
himself
on
a
bench
in
a
recess
by
the
fire-place
,
and
I
went
upstairs
to
have
a
look
.
I
had
n't
heard
any
sound
from
there
for
a
long
time
.
Old
Viola
,
as
soon
as
he
saw
me
come
up
,
lifted
his
arm
for
silence
.
I
stole
in
on
tiptoe
.
By
Jove
,
his
wife
was
lying
down
and
had
gone
to
sleep
.
The
woman
had
actually
dropped
off
to
sleep
!
'
Senor
Doctor
,
'
Viola
whispers
to
me
,
'
it
looks
as
if
her
oppression
was
going
to
get
better
.
'
'
Yes
,
'
I
said
,
very
much
surprised
;
'
your
wife
is
a
wonderful
woman
,
Giorgio
.
'
Just
then
a
shot
was
fired
in
the
kitchen
,
which
made
us
jump
and
cower
as
if
at
a
thunder-clap
.
It
seems
that
the
party
of
soldiers
had
stolen
quite
close
up
,
and
one
of
them
had
crept
up
to
the
door
.
He
looked
in
,
thought
there
was
no
one
there
,
and
,
holding
his
rifle
ready
,
entered
quietly
.
The
chief
told
me
that
he
had
just
closed
his
eyes
for
a
moment
.
When
he
opened
them
,
he
saw
the
man
already
in
the
middle
of
the
room
peering
into
the
dark
corners
.
The
chief
was
so
startled
that
,
without
thinking
,
he
made
one
leap
from
the
recess
right
out
in
front
of
the
fireplace
.
The
soldier
,
no
less
startled
,
up
with
his
rifle
and
pulls
the
trigger
,
deafening
and
singeing
the
engineer
,
but
in
his
flurry
missing
him
completely
.
But
,
look
what
happens
!
At
the
noise
of
the
report
the
sleeping
woman
sat
up
,
as
if
moved
by
a
spring
,
with
a
shriek
,
'
The
children
,
Gian
'
Battista
!
Save
the
children
!
'
I
have
it
in
my
ears
now
.
It
was
the
truest
cry
of
distress
I
ever
heard
.
I
stood
as
if
paralyzed
,
but
the
old
husband
ran
across
to
the
bedside
,
stretching
out
his
hands
.
She
clung
to
them
!
I
could
see
her
eyes
go
glazed
;
the
old
fellow
lowered
her
down
on
the
pillows
and
then
looked
round
at
me
.
She
was
dead
!
All
this
took
less
than
five
minutes
,
and
then
I
ran
down
to
see
what
was
the
matter
.
It
was
no
use
thinking
of
any
resistance
.
Nothing
we
two
could
say
availed
with
the
officer
,
so
I
volunteered
to
go
up
with
a
couple
of
soldiers
and
fetch
down
old
Viola
.
He
was
sitting
at
the
foot
of
the
bed
,
looking
at
his
wife
's
face
,
and
did
not
seem
to
hear
what
I
said
;
but
after
I
had
pulled
the
sheet
over
her
head
,
he
got
up
and
followed
us
downstairs
quietly
,
in
a
sort
of
thoughtful
way
.
They
marched
us
off
along
the
road
,
leaving
the
door
open
and
the
candle
burning
.
The
chief
engineer
strode
on
without
a
word
,
but
I
looked
back
once
or
twice
at
the
feeble
gleam
.
After
we
had
gone
some
considerable
distance
,
the
Garibaldino
,
who
was
walking
by
my
side
,
suddenly
said
,
'
I
have
buried
many
men
on
battlefields
on
this
continent
.
The
priests
talk
of
consecrated
ground
!
Bah
!
All
the
earth
made
by
God
is
holy
;
but
the
sea
,
which
knows
nothing
of
kings
and
priests
and
tyrants
,
is
the
holiest
of
all
.
Doctor
!
I
should
like
to
bury
her
in
the
sea
.
No
mummeries
,
candles
,
incense
,
no
holy
water
mumbled
over
by
priests
.
The
spirit
of
liberty
is
upon
the
waters
.
'
...
Amazing
old
man
.
He
was
saying
all
this
in
an
undertone
as
if
talking
to
himself
.
"
"
Yes
,
yes
,
"
interrupted
Captain
Mitchell
,
impatiently
.
"
Poor
old
chap
!
But
have
you
any
idea
how
that
ruffian
Sotillo
obtained
his
information
?
He
did
not
get
hold
of
any
of
our
Cargadores
who
helped
with
the
truck
,
did
he
?
But
no
,
it
is
impossible
!
These
were
picked
men
we
've
had
in
our
boats
for
these
five
years
,
and
I
paid
them
myself
specially
for
the
job
,
with
instructions
to
keep
out
of
the
way
for
twenty-four
hours
at
least
.
I
saw
them
with
my
own
eyes
march
on
with
the
Italians
to
the
railway
yards
.
The
chief
promised
to
give
them
rations
as
long
as
they
wanted
to
remain
there
.
"
"
Well
,
"
said
the
doctor
,
slowly
,
"
I
can
tell
you
that
you
may
say
good-bye
for
ever
to
your
best
lighter
,
and
to
the
Capataz
of
Cargadores
.
"
