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Chapter 10

           "Thouartnotugly."

           "Vamos,I’mnotugly.Iwasbornugly.AllmylifeIhavebeenugly.You,Inglés,whoknownothingaboutwomen.Doyouknowhowanuglywomanfeels?Doyouknowwhatitistobeuglyallyourlifeandinsidetofeelthatyouarebeautiful?Itisveryrare,"sheputtheotherfootinthestream,thenremovedit."God,it’scold.Lookatthewaterwagtail,"shesaidandpointedtothegrayballofabirdthatwasbobbingupanddownonastoneupthestream."Thosearenogoodforanything.Neithertosingnortoeat.Onlytojerktheirtailsupanddown.Givemeacigarette,Inglés,"shesaidandtakingit,lititfromaflintandsteellighterinthepocketofherskirt.ShepuffedonthecigaretteandlookedatMariaandRobertJordan.

           "Lifeisverycurious,"shesaid,andblewsmokefromhernostrils."Iwouldhavemadeagoodman,butIamallwomanandallugly.YetmanymenhavelovedmeandIhavelovedmanymen.Itiscurious.Listen,Inglés,thisisinteresting.Lookatme,asuglyasIam.Lookclosely,Inglés."

           "Thouartnotugly."

           "Quéno?Don’tlietome.Or,"shelaughedthedeeplaugh."Hasitbeguntoworkwiththee?No.Thatisajoke.No.Lookattheugliness.Yetonehasafeelingwithinonethatblindsamanwhilehelovesyou.You,withthatfeeling,blindhim,andblindyourself.Thenoneday,fornoreason,heseesyouuglyasyoureallyareandheisnotblindanymoreandthenyouseeyourselfasuglyasheseesyouandyouloseyourmanandyourfeeling.Doyouunderstand,guapa?"Shepattedthegirlontheshoulder.

           "No,"saidMaria."Becausethouartnotugly."

           "Trytousethyheadandnotthyheart,andlisten,"Pilarsaid."Iamtellingyouthingsofmuchinterest.Doesitnotinterestyou,Inglés?"

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