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Chapter 43

           "Bothforuptheroadandforthebridge."Heopenedhiseyes,turnedhisheadandlookedacrossthebridge,thenshutthemasthepaincame.

           ThegypsytappedhisheadandmotionedwithhisthumbtoPrimitivoforthemtobeoff.

           "Thenwewillbedownforthee,"Primitivosaidandstarteduptheslopeafterthegypsy,whowasclimbingfast.

           Fernandolaybackagainstthebank.Infrontofhimwasoneofthewhitewashedstonesthatmarkedtheedgeoftheroad.Hisheadwasintheshadowbutthesunshoneonhispluggedandbandagedwoundandonhishandsthatwerecuppedoverit.Hislegsandhisfeetalsowereinthesun.Theriflelaybesidehimandtherewerethreeclipsofcartridgesshininginthesunbesidetherifle.Aflycrawledonhishandsbutthesmallticklingdidnotcomethroughthepain.

           "Fernando!"Anselmocalledtohimfromwherehecrouched,holdingthewire.Hehadmadealoopintheendofthewireandtwisteditclosesohecouldholditinhisfist.

           "Fernando!"hecalledagain.

           Fernandoopenedhiseyesandlookedathim.

           "Howdoesitgo?"Fernandoasked.

           "Verygood,"Anselmosaid."Nowinaminutewewillbeblowingit."

           "Iampleased.Anythingyouneedmeforadviseme,"Fernandosaidandshuthiseyesagainandthepainlurchedinhim.

           Anselmolookedawayfromhimandoutontothebridge.

           HewaswatchingforthefirstsightofthecoilofwirebeinghandedupontothebridgeandfortheInglés’ssunburntheadandfacetofollowitashewouldpullhimselfuptheside.

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