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Chapter 37

           "Quéva,"shesaid,"itisthouwhoarteducated."

           Educated,hethought.Ihavetheverysmallestbeginningsofaneducation.Theverysmallbeginnings.IfIdieonthisdayitisawastebecauseIknowafewthingsnow.Iwonderifyouonlylearnthemnowbecauseyouareoversensitizedbecauseoftheshortnessofthetime?Thereisnosuchthingasashortnessoftime,though.Youshouldhavesenseenoughtoknowthattoo.IhavebeenallmylifeinthesehillssinceIhavebeenhere.Anselmoismyoldestfriend.IknowhimbetterthanIknowCharles,thanIknowChub,thanIknowGuy,thanIknowMike,andIknowthemwell.Agustín,withhisvilemouth,ismybrother,andIneverhadabrother.Mariaismytrueloveandmywife.Ineverhadatruelove.Ineverhadawife.Sheisalsomysister,andIneverhadasister,andmydaughter,andIneverwillhaveadaughter.Ihatetoleaveathingthatissogood.Hefinishedtyinghisrope-soledshoes.

           "Ifindlifeveryinteresting,"hesaidtoMaria.Shewassittingbesidehimontherobe,herhandsclaspedaroundherankles.Someonemovedtheblanketasidefromtheentrancetothecaveandtheybothsawthelight.Itwasnightstillandherewasnopromiseofmorningexceptthatashelookedupthroughthepineshesawhowlowthestarshadswung.Themorningwouldbecomingfastnowinthismonth.

           "Roberto,"Mariasaid.

           "Yes,guapa."

           "Inthisoftodaywewillbetogether,willwenot?"

           "Afterthestart,yes."

           "Notatthestart?"

           "No.Thouwiltbewiththehorses."

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