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Chapter 32

           "Karkov,"amanofmiddleheightwithagray,heavy,saggingface,puffedeyepouchesandapendulousunder-lipcalledtohiminadyspepticvoice."Haveyouheardthegoodnews?"

           Karkovwentovertohimandthemansaid,"Ionlyhaveitnow.Nottenminutesago.Itiswonderful.AlldaythefascistshavebeenfightingamongthemselvesnearSegovia.Theyhavebeenforcedtoquellthemutinieswithautomaticrifleandmachine-gunfire.Intheafternoontheywerebombingtheirowntroopswithplanes."

           "Yes?"askedKarkov.

           "Thatistrue,"thepuffy-eyedmansaid."Doloresbroughtthenewsherself.ShewasherewiththenewsandwasinsuchastateofradiantexultationasIhaveneverseen.Thetruthofthenewsshonefromherface.Thatgreatface"hesaidhappily.

           "Thatgreatface,"Karkovsaidwithnotoneinhisvoiceatall.

           "Ifyoucouldhaveheardher,"thepuffy-eyedmansaid."Thenewsitselfshonefromherwithalightthatwasnotofthisworld.Inhervoiceyoucouldtellthetruthofwhatshesaid.IamputtingitinanarticleforIzvestia.ItwasoneofthegreatestmomentsofthewartomewhenIheardthereportinthatgreatvoicewherepity,compassionandtruthareblended.Goodnessandtruthshinefromherasfromatruesaintofthepeople.NotfornothingisshecalledLaPasionaria."

           "Notfornothing,"Karkovsaidinadullvoice."YoubetterwriteitforIzvestianow,beforeyouforgetthatlastbeautifullead."

           "Thatisawomanthatisnottojokeabout.

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