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Chapter 10

           ‘Herecomesthefirstone,’anditwasDonBenitoGarcia,theMayor,andhecameoutbareheadedwalkingslowlyfromthedooranddowntheporchandnothinghappened;andhewalkedbetweenthelineofmenwiththeflailsandnothinghappened.Hepassedtwomen,fourmen,eightmen,tenmenandnothinghappenedandhewaswalkingbetweenthatlineofmen,hisheadup,hisfatfacegray,hiseyeslookingaheadandthenflickeringfromsidetosideandwalkingsteadily.Andnothinghappened.

           "Fromabalconysomeonecriedout,‘Quépasa,cobardes?Whatisthematter,cowards?’andstillDonBenitowalkedalongbetweenthemenandnothinghappened.ThenIsawamanthreemendownfromwhereIwasstandingandhisfacewasworkingandhewasbitinghislipsandhishandswerewhiteonhisflail.IsawhimlookingtowardDonBenito,watchinghimcomeon.Andstillnothinghappened.Then,justbeforeDonBenitocameabreastofthisman,themanraisedhisflailhighsothatitstruckthemanbesidehimandsmashedablowatDonBenitothathithimonthesideoftheheadandDonBenitolookedathimandthemanstruckagainandshouted,‘Thatforyou,Cabron,’andtheblowhitDonBenitointhefaceandheraisedhishandstohisfaceandtheybeathimuntilhefellandthemanwhohadstruckhimfirstcalledtootherstohelphimandhepulledonthecollarofDonBenito’sshirtandotherstookholdofhisarmsandwithhisfaceinthedustoftheplaza,theydraggedhimoverthewalktotheedgeofthecliffandthrewhimoverandintotheriver.Andthemanwhohithimfirstwaskneelingbytheedgeoftheclifflookingoverafterhimandsaying,‘TheCabron!TheCabron!Oh,theCabron!’HewasatenantofDonBenitoandtheyhadnevergottenalongtogether.TherehadbeenadisputeaboutapieceoflandbytheriverthatDonBenitohadtakenfromthismanandlettoanotherandthismanhadlonghatedhim.ThismandidnotjointhelineagainbutsatbytheclifflookingdownwhereDonBenitohadfallen.

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