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The mocked replied to the mockery with a laugh, to the governmental joke with a plate of pansit, and yet ! They laughed and jested, but it could be seen that the merriment was forced. The laughter had a certain nervous ring, eyes flashed, and in more than one of these a tear glistened. Nevertheless, these young men were cruel, they were unreasonable!
All live at its cost, all share in its feast, and afterwards there is no worse country than the Philippines, there is no government more imperfect. Let us then dedicate the pansit to the country and to the government." "Agreed!" many exclaimed. "I protest!" cried Isagani. "Respect for the weaker, respect for the victims," called Pecson in a hollow voice, waving a chicken-bone in the air.
"The fourth is stewed pansit, which is dedicated to the government and the country!"
"He'd come a-running!" concluded Sandoval. "This is excellent soup what is it called?" "Pansit lang-lang, that is, Chinese pansit, to distinguish it from that which is peculiar to this country." "Bah! That's a hard name to remember. In honor of Don Custodio, I christen it the soup project!" "Gentlemen," said Makaraig, who had prepared the menu, "there are three courses yet.
"Gentlemen, the pansit lang-lang is the soup par excellence!" cried Makaraig. "As you will observe, Sandoval, it is composed of vermicelli, crabs or shrimps, egg paste, scraps of chicken, and I don't know what else. As first-fruits, let us offer the bones to Don Custodio, to see if he will project something with them." A burst of merry laughter greeted this sally. "If he should learn "
panguinguera: A woman addicted to panguingui, this being chiefly a feminine diversion in the Philippines. pansit: A soup made of Chinese vermicelli. pansitería: A shop where pansit is prepared and sold. pañuelo: A starched neckerchief folded stiffly over the shoulders, fastened in front and falling in a point behind: the most distinctive portion of the customary dress of Filipino women.
"Let's dedicate the pansit to Quiroga the Chinaman, one of the four powers of the Filipino world," proposed Isagani. "No, to his Black Eminence." "Silence!" cautioned one mysteriously. "There are people in the plaza watching us, and walls have ears."
All turned toward Makaraig, who went on: "Until recently, gentlemen, the pansit was believed to be Chinese or Japanese, but the fact is that, being unknown in China or Japan, it would seem to be Filipino, yet those who prepare it and get the benefit from it are the Chinese the same, the very, very same that happens to the government and to the Philippines: they seem to be Chinese, but whether they are or not, the Holy Mother has her doctors all eat and enjoy it, yet characterize it as disagreeable and loathsome, the same as with the country, the same as with the government.
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