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Chapter 14

           Shesawhimveryclearlynowandsheheardhisthin,clearvoiceasheturnedhisheadandlookedtowardthepeopleinthefirstrowoftheringabovetheredfenceandsaid,"Let’sseeifwecankillhimlikethis!"

           Shecouldhearthevoiceandthenseethefirstbendofthekneeashestartedforwardandwatchhisvoyageinontothehornthatlowerednowmagicallyasthebull’smuzzlefollowedthelowsweptcloth,thethin,brownwristcontrolled,sweepingthehornsdownandpast,astheswordenteredthedustyheightofthewithers.

           Shesawitsbrightnessgoinginslowlyandsteadilyasthoughthebull’srushpluckeditintohimselfandoutfromtheman’shandandshewatcheditmoveinuntilthebrownknucklesrestedagainstthetauthideandtheshort,brownmanwhoseeyeshadneverlefttheentryplaceoftheswordnowswunghissucked-inbellyclearofthehornandrockedclearfromtheanimal,tostandholdingtheclothonthestickinhislefthand,raisinghisrighthandtowatchthebulldie.

           Shesawhimstanding,hiseyeswatchingthebulltryingtoholdtheground,watchingthebullswaylikeatreebeforeitfalls,watchingthebullfighttoholdhisfeettotheearth,theshortman’shandraisedinaformalgestureoftriumph.Shesawhimstandingthereinthesweated,hollowreliefofitbeingover,feelingthereliefthatthebullwasdying,feelingthereliefthattherehadbeennoshock,noblowofthehornashecameclearfromitandthen,ashestood,thebullcouldholdtotheearthnolongerandcrashedover,rollingdeadwithallfourfeetintheair,andshecouldseetheshort,brownmanwalkingtiredandunsmilingtothefence.

           Sheknewhecouldnotrunacrosstheringifhislifedependedonitandshewatchedhimwalkslowlytothefenceandwipehismouthonatowelandlookupatherandshakehisheadandthenwipehisfaceonthetowelandstarthistriumphantcirclingofthering.

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