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"
It
's
like
a
tile
falling
on
my
head
.
I
--
I
--
executive
member
!
It
's
the
first
I
hear
of
it
!
What
do
I
know
of
military
rifles
?
C'est
funambulesque
!
"
he
had
exclaimed
to
his
favourite
sister
;
for
the
Decoud
family
--
except
the
old
father
and
mother
--
used
the
French
language
amongst
themselves
.
"
And
you
should
see
the
explanatory
and
confidential
letter
!
Eight
pages
of
it
--
no
less
!
"
This
letter
,
in
Antonia
's
handwriting
,
was
signed
by
Don
Jose
,
who
appealed
to
the
"
young
and
gifted
Costaguanero
"
on
public
grounds
,
and
privately
opened
his
heart
to
his
talented
god-son
,
a
man
of
wealth
and
leisure
,
with
wide
relations
,
and
by
his
parentage
and
bringing-up
worthy
of
all
confidence
.
"
Which
means
,
"
Martin
commented
,
cynically
,
to
his
sister
,
"
that
I
am
not
likely
to
misappropriate
the
funds
,
or
go
blabbing
to
our
Charge
d'Affaires
here
.
"
The
whole
thing
was
being
carried
out
behind
the
back
of
the
War
Minister
,
Montero
,
a
mistrusted
member
of
the
Ribiera
Government
,
but
difficult
to
get
rid
of
at
once
.
He
was
not
to
know
anything
of
it
till
the
troops
under
Barrios
's
command
had
the
new
rifle
in
their
hands
.
The
President-Dictator
,
whose
position
was
very
difficult
,
was
alone
in
the
secret
.
"
How
funny
!
"
commented
Martin
's
sister
and
confidante
;
to
which
the
brother
,
with
an
air
of
best
Parisian
blague
,
had
retorted
:
"
It
's
immense
!
The
idea
of
that
Chief
of
the
State
engaged
,
with
the
help
of
private
citizens
,
in
digging
a
mine
under
his
own
indispensable
War
Minister
.
No
!
We
are
unapproachable
!
"
And
he
laughed
immoderately
.
Afterwards
his
sister
was
surprised
at
the
earnestness
and
ability
he
displayed
in
carrying
out
his
mission
,
which
circumstances
made
delicate
,
and
his
want
of
special
knowledge
rendered
difficult
.
She
had
never
seen
Martin
take
so
much
trouble
about
anything
in
his
whole
life
.
"
It
amuses
me
,
"
he
had
explained
,
briefly
.
"
I
am
beset
by
a
lot
of
swindlers
trying
to
sell
all
sorts
of
gaspipe
weapons
.
They
are
charming
;
they
invite
me
to
expensive
luncheons
;
I
keep
up
their
hopes
;
it
's
extremely
entertaining
.
Meanwhile
,
the
real
affair
is
being
carried
through
in
quite
another
quarter
.
"
When
the
business
was
concluded
he
declared
suddenly
his
intention
of
seeing
the
precious
consignment
delivered
safely
in
Sulaco
.
The
whole
burlesque
business
,
he
thought
,
was
worth
following
up
to
the
end
.
He
mumbled
his
excuses
,
tugging
at
his
golden
beard
,
before
the
acute
young
lady
who
(
after
the
first
wide
stare
of
astonishment
)
looked
at
him
with
narrowed
eyes
,
and
pronounced
slowly
--
"
I
believe
you
want
to
see
Antonia
.
