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Chapter 36

           "Itmighthavebeenbettertohaveshottheeasthouapproachedthewire."

           "Youhaveseenmypapers,Comrade,andIhaveexplainedmymission,"Andréstoldhimpatiently.

           "Paperscanbeforged,"theofficersaid."Anyfascistcouldinventsuchamission.IwillgowiththeemyselftotheCommander."

           "Good,"Andréssaid."Thatyoushouldcome.Butthatweshouldgoquickly."

           "Thou,Sanchez.Thoucommandestinmyplace,"theofficersaid."ThouknowestthydutiesaswellasIdo.Itakethisso-calledComradetotheCommander."

           TheystarteddowntheshallowtrenchbehindthecrestofthehillandinthedarkAndréssmeltthefoulnessthedefendersofthehillcresthadmadeallthroughthebrackenonthatslope.Hedidnotlikethesepeoplewhowerelikedangerouschildren;dirty,foul,undisciplined,kind,loving,sillyandignorantbutalwaysdangerousbecausetheywerearmed.He,Andrés,waswithoutpoliticsexceptthathewasfortheRepublic.Hehadheardthesepeopletalkmanytimesandhethoughtwhattheysaidwasoftenbeautifulandfinetohearbuthedidnotlikethem.Itisnotlibertynottoburythemessonemakes,hethought.Noanimalhasmorelibertythanthecat;butitburiesthemessitmakes.Thecatisthebestanarchist.UntiltheylearnthatfromthecatIcannotrespectthem.

           Aheadofhimtheofficerstoppedsuddenly.

           "Youhaveyourcarabinestill,"hesaid.

           "Yes,"Andréssaid."Whynot?"

           "Giveittome,"theofficersaid."Youcouldshootmeinthebackwithit."

           "Why?"Andrésaskedhim

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