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Part II
Theeasiestthingwouldbeforyoutostayforafewnightswithoneofthemwholivesnearthegates.Butbeforethatourfriendmustgiveyouthenecessarycontacts.Wheneverythingisarranged,youwillsettleupthefeewithhim."
Onceagain,thefriendnoddedhishorse’shead,whilecontinuingtomunchawayatthesaladoftomatoesandpeppersthathewasstuffingintohimself.Thenhestartedspeaking,withaslightSpanishaccent.HesuggestedthatheandRambertshouldmeetthedayafternext,ateightinthemorning,undertheporchofthecathedral.
"Twomoredays,"Rambertobserved.
"It’snotsoeasy,"saidRaoul."Peoplehavetobefound."
ThehorsenoddedagainandRambertacceptedwithoutanyshowoffeeling.Therestoflunchwasspentlookingforasubjectofconversation.ItallbecameveryeasywhenRambertdiscoveredthatthehorsewasafootballer.Hehimselfhadplayedthegamealot.SotheyspokeabouttheFrenchchampionship,thestandardofEnglishprofessionalteamsandthe"W"tacticinpassingtheball.Attheendofthemeal,thehorsehadbecomequiteexcitedandstartedtocallRamberttuwhiletryingtopersuadehimthattherewasnofinerplaceinateamthancentre-half."Yousee,"hesaid,"thecentre-halfistheonewhopositionsthegameandthat’swhatfootballisabout."Rambertagreed,thoughhehadalwaysplayedcentre-forward.
