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Chapter 6

           “Hecertainlypromisedmethat,butnowyouaskmewhy,Icouldnottellyouhisreasons.Hetalkedwithhisusualcarelessness,which,ifhehadbeenanythingelsebutacommonsailor,Iwouldcallaposeoranaffectation.”

           Decoud,interruptinghimself,lookedatMrs.Gouldcuriously.

           “Uponthewhole,”hecontinued,“Isupposeheexpectssomethingtohisadvantagefromit.Youmustn’tforgetthathedoesnotexercisehisextraordinarypoweroverthelowerclasseswithoutacertainamountofpersonalriskandwithoutagreatprofusioninspendinghismoney.Onemustpayinsomewayorotherforsuchasolidthingasindividualprestige.Hetoldmeafterwemadefriendsatadance,inaPosadakeptbyaMexicanjustoutsidethewalls,thathehadcomeheretomakehisfortune.Isupposehelooksuponhisprestigeasasortofinvestment.”

           “Perhapsheprizesitforitsownsake,”Mrs.Gouldsaidinatoneasifshewererepellinganundeservedaspersion.“Viola,theGaribaldino,withwhomhehaslivedforsomeyears,callshimtheIncorruptible.”

           “Ah!hebelongstothegroupofyourprotegesouttheretowardstheharbour,Mrs.Gould.Muybien.AndCaptainMitchellcallshimwonderful.Ihaveheardnoendoftalesofhisstrength,hisaudacity,hisfidelity.Noendoffinethings.H’m!incorruptible!ItisindeedanameofhonourfortheCapatazoftheCargadoresofSulaco.Incorruptible!Fine,butvague.However,Isupposehe’ssensible,too.

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