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Chapter 11

           "HaveyouseentheminValladolid?"askedJoaquín.

           "Yes.InSeptemberattheferia."

           "That’smytown,"Joaquínsaid."Whatafinetownbuthowthebuenagente,thegoodpeopleofthattown,havesufferedinthiswar."Then,hisfacegrave,"Theretheyshotmyfather.Mymother.Mybrother-in-lawandnowmysister."

           "Whatbarbarians,"RobertJordansaid.

           Howmanytimeshadheheardthis?Howmanytimeshadhewatchedpeoplesayitwithdifficulty?Howmanytimeshadheseentheireyesfillandtheirthroatshardenwiththedifficultyofsayingmyfather,ormybrother,ormymother,ormysister?Hecouldnotrememberhowmanytimeshehadheardthemmentiontheirdeadinthisway.Nearlyalwaystheyspokeasthisboydidnow;suddenlyandaproposofthementionofthetownandalwaysyousaid,"Whatbarbarians."

           Youonlyheardthestatementoftheloss.YoudidnotseethefatherfallasPilarmadehimseethefascistsdieinthatstoryshehadtoldbythestream.Youknewthefatherdiedinsomecourtyard,oragainstsomewall,orinsomefieldororchard,oratnight,inthelightsofatruck,besidesomeroad.Youhadseenthelightsofthecarfromthehillsandheardtheshootingandafterwardsyouhadcomedowntotheroadandfoundthebodies.Youdidnotseethemothershot,northesister,northebrother.Youheardaboutit;youheardtheshots;andyousawthebodies.

           Pilarhadmadehimseeitinthattown.

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