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Chapter 44

           SeñorVicente!"commandsDiaz,observinghisdisliketothedutyimposeduponhim;"ifwefailinthisbusiness,youwilllosemorethanyoucangainatanalburofmonté.Go,man!"continuesElCoyote,inanencouragingway."Ifhecomenotwithinthehour,someonewillrelieveyou.Go!"

           Barajoobeys,and,steppingoutofthejacalé,proceedstohispostuponthetopofthecliff.

           Theothersseatthemselvesinsidethehuthavingalreadyestablishedalight.

           Menoftheirclassandcallinggenerallygoprovidedwiththemeansofkillingtime,or,atallevents,hinderingitfromhangingontheirhands.

           Theslabtableisbetweenthem,uponwhichissoondisplayed,nottheirsupper,butapackofSpanishcards,whicheveryMexicanvagabondocarriesunderhisserapé.

           Cavalloandsoto(queenandknave)arelaidfaceupward;amontétableisestablished;thecardsareshuffled;andtheplayproceeds.

           Absorbedincalculatingthechancesofthegame,anhourpasseswithoutnotebeingtakenofthetime.

           ElCoyoteisbanker,andalsocroupier.

           Thecries"Cavalloenlapuerta!""Sotomozo!""Thequeeninthegate!""Theknavewinner!"atintervalsannouncedinsetphraseechofromtheskin-coveredwalls.

           Thesilverdollarsarerakedalongtheroughtable,theirsharpchinkcontrastingwiththesoftshuffleofthecards.

           Allatonceamorestentoroussoundinterruptstheplay,causingacessationofthegame.

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