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Chapter 23

           TheiroldonethattheyhadbeforethenewreligioncamefromthefarendoftheMediterranean,theonetheyhaveneverabandonedbutonlysuppressedandhiddentobringitoutagaininwarsandinquisitions.TheyarethepeopleoftheAutodeFé;theactoffaith.Killingissomethingonemustdo,butoursaredifferentfromtheirs.Andyou,hethought,youhaveneverbeencorruptedbyit?YouneverhaditintheSierra?NoratUsera?NorthroughallthetimeinEstremadura?Noratanytime?Quéva,hetoldhimself.Ateverytrain.

           StopmakingdubiousliteratureabouttheBerbersandtheoldIberiansandadmitthatyouhavelikedtokillasallwhoaresoldiersbychoicehaveenjoyeditatsometimewhethertheylieaboutitornot.Anselmodoesnotliketobecauseheisahunter,notasoldier.Don’tidealizehim,either.Hunterskillanimalsandsoldierskillmen.Don’tlietoyourself,hethought.Normakeupliteratureaboutit.Youhavebeentaintedwithitforalongtimenow.AnddonotthinkagainstAnselmoeither.HeisaChristian.SomethingveryrareinCatholiccountries.

           ButwithAgustínIhadthoughtitwasfear,hethought.Thatnaturalfearbeforeaction.Soitwastheother,too.Ofcourse,hemaybebraggingnow.Therewasplentyoffear.Ifeltthefearundermyhand.Well,itwastimetostoptalking.

           "Seeifthegypsybroughtfood,"hesaidtoAnselmo."Donotlethimcomeup.Heisafool.Bringityourself.Andhowevermuchhebrought,sendbackformore.Iamhungry."

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