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Chapter 13

           Mariawasveryhardonhisbigotry.Sofarshehadnotaffectedhisresolutionbuthewouldmuchprefernottodie.Hewouldabandonahero’soramartyr’sendgladly.HedidnotwanttomakeaThermopylæ,norbeHoratiusatanybridge,norbetheDutchboywithhisfingerinthatdyke.No.HewouldliketospendsometimewithMaria.Thatwasthesimplestexpressionofit.Hewouldliketospendalong,longtimewithher.

           Hedidnotbelievetherewasevergoingtobeanysuchthingasalongtimeanymorebutifthereeverwassuchathinghewouldliketospenditwithher.WecouldgointothehotelandregisterasDoctorandMrs.LivingstoneIpresume,hethought.

           Whynotmarryher?Sure,hethought.Iwillmarryher.ThenwewillbeMr.andMrs.RobertJordanofSunValley,Idaho.OrCorpusChristi,Texas,orButte,Montana.

           Spanishgirlsmakewonderfulwives.I’veneverhadonesoIknow.AndwhenIgetmyjobbackattheuniversityshecanbeaninstructor’swifeandwhenundergraduateswhotakeSpanishIVcomeintosmokepipesintheeveningandhavethosesovaluableinformaldiscussionsaboutQuevedo,LopedeVega,Galdósandtheotheralwaysadmirabledead,Mariacantellthemabouthowsomeoftheblue-shirtedcrusadersforthetruefaithsatonherheadwhileotherstwistedherarmsandpulledherskirtsupandstuffedtheminhermouth.

           IwonderhowtheywilllikeMariainMissoula,Montana?ThatisifIcangetajobbackinMissoula.IsupposethatIamticketedasaRedtherenowforgoodandwillbeonthegeneralblacklist.Thoughyouneverknow.Younevercantell.They’venoproofofwhatyoudo,andasamatteroffacttheywouldneverbelieveitifyoutoldthem,andmypassportwasvalidforSpainbeforetheyissuedtherestrictions.

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