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Chapter 6
Shewouldhaveprotestedthatshehaddonenothingforthem,withalowlaughandasurprisedwideningofhergreyeyes,hadanybodytoldherhowconvincinglyshewasrememberedontheedgeofthesnow-lineaboveSulaco.Butdirectly,withalittlecapableairofsettingherwitstowork,shewouldhavefoundanexplanation.“Ofcourse,itwassuchasurprisefortheseboystofindanysortofwelcomehere.AndIsupposetheyarehomesick.Isupposeeverybodymustbealwaysjustalittlehomesick.”
Shewasalwayssorryforhomesickpeople.
Borninthecountry,ashisfatherbeforehim,spareandtall,withaflamingmoustache,aneatchin,clearblueeyes,auburnhair,andathin,fresh,redface,CharlesGouldlookedlikeanewarrivalfromoverthesea.HisgrandfatherhadfoughtinthecauseofindependenceunderBolivar,inthatfamousEnglishlegionwhichonthebattlefieldofCarabobohadbeensalutedbythegreatLiberatorasSavioursofhiscountry.OneofCharlesGould’suncleshadbeentheelectedPresidentofthatveryprovinceofSulaco(thencalledaState)inthedaysofFederation,andafterwardshadbeenputupagainstthewallofachurchandshotbytheorderofthebarbarousUnionistgeneral,GuzmanBento.
