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Chapter 13

           IftheRepubliclostitwouldbeimpossibleforthosewhobelievedinittoliveinSpain.Butwouldit?Yes,heknewthatitwouldbe,fromthethingsthathappenedinthepartsthefascistshadalreadytaken.

           Pablowasaswinebuttheotherswerefinepeopleandwasitnotabetrayalofthemalltogetthemtodothis?Perhapsitwas.Butiftheydidnotdoittwosquadronsofcavalrywouldcomeandhuntthemoutofthesehillsinaweek.

           No.Therewasnothingtobegainedbyleavingthemalone.Exceptthatallpeopleshouldbeleftaloneandyoushouldinterferewithnoone.Sohebelievedthat,didhe?Yes,hebelievedthat.Andwhataboutaplannedsocietyandtherestofit?Thatwasfortheotherstodo.Hehadsomethingelsetodoafterthiswar.HefoughtnowinthiswarbecauseithadstartedinacountrythathelovedandhebelievedintheRepublicandthatifitweredestroyedlifewouldbeunbearableforallthosepeoplewhobelievedinit.HewasunderCommunistdisciplineforthedurationofthewar.HereinSpaintheCommunistsofferedthebestdisciplineandthesoundestandsanestfortheprosecutionofthewar.Heacceptedtheirdisciplineforthedurationofthewarbecause,intheconductofthewar,theyweretheonlypartywhoseprogramandwhosedisciplinehecouldrespect.

           Whatwerehispoliticsthen?Hehadnonenow,hetoldhimself.Butdonottellanyoneelsethat,hethought.Don’teveradmitthat.Andwhatareyougoingtodoafterwards?IamgoingbackandearnmylivingteachingSpanishasbefore,andIamgoingtowriteatruebook.I’llbet,hesaid.I’llbetthatwillbeeasy.

           HewouldhavetotalkwithPabloaboutpolitics.Itwouldcertainlybeinterestingtoseewhathispoliticaldevelopmenthadbeen.Theclassicalmovefromlefttoright,probably;likeoldLerroux.

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