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Chapter 5

           "Good.Man.Good,"hecouldnotseeRafael’sfaceinthedarkbuthecouldfeelhimsmiling."Nowyouhavetightenedyourgarters,"thegypsysaidapprovingly.

           "GotoAgustín,"RobertJordansaidtohim.

           "Yes,Roberto,yes,"saidthegypsy.

           RobertJordanwalkedthroughthepines,feelinghiswayfromtreetotreetotheedgeofthemeadow.Lookingacrossitinthedarkness,lighterhereintheopenfromthestarlight,hesawthedarkbulksofthepicketedhorses.Hecountedthemwheretheywerescatteredbetweenhimandthestream.Therewerefive.RobertJordansatdownatthefootofapinetreeandlookedoutacrossthemeadow.

           Iamtired,hethought,andperhapsmyjudgmentisnotgood.Butmyobligationisthebridgeandtofulfillthat,ImusttakenouselessriskofmyselfuntilIcompletethatduty.OfcourseitissometimesmoreofarisknottoacceptchanceswhicharenecessarytotakebutIhavedonethissofar,tryingtoletthesituationtakeitsowncourse.Ifitistrue,asthegypsysays,thattheyexpectedmetokillPablothenIshouldhavedonethat.Butitwasnevercleartomethattheydidexpectthat.Forastrangertokillwherehemustworkwiththepeopleafterwardsisverybad.Itmaybedoneinaction,anditmaybedoneifbackedbysufficientdiscipline,butinthiscaseIthinkitwouldbeverybad,althoughitwasatemptationandseemedashortandsimpleway.ButIdonotbelieveanythingisthatshortnorthatsimpleinthiscountryand,whileItrustthewomanabsolutely,Icouldnottellhowshewouldreacttosuchadrasticthing.Onedyinginsuchaplacecanbeveryugly,dirtyandrepugnant.Youcouldnottellhowshewouldreact.

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