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The Captain-General himself had ordered that they be cast out from his precincts, not considering them worthy of remaining therein, to the great disgust of the one-armed individual, who had hoped to celebrate the approaching Christmas in their abundant and opulent company. Capitan Tinong had returned to his home sick, pale, and swollen; the excursion had not done him good.
Ubi est fumus ibi est ignis! Similis simili audet; atqui Ibarra ahorcatur, ergo ahorcaberis " With this he shook his head from side to side disgustedly. "Saturnino, what's the matter?" cried Capitana Tinchang in dismay. "Ay, he's dead! A doctor! Tinong, Tinongoy!" The two daughters ran to her, and all three fell to weeping. "It's nothing more than a swoon, cousin!
However Capitan Tinong may have felt about obeying her, he could hardly have done otherwise, for she had his mouth covered with both her hands, pressing his little head against the back of the chair, so that the poor fellow might have been smothered to death had not a new personage appeared on the scene.
"Well then, you ought to have known him before and heard him spoken of. That's what you're a man for and wear trousers and read El Diario de Manila," answered his unterrified spouse, casting on him a terrible look. To this Capitan Tinong did not know what to reply. Capitana Tinchang, however, was not satisfied with this victory, but wished to silence him completely.
Now he was pleasantly greeted by Capitan Tinong, who was passing in a carretela with his wife and two daughters. As they went down off the bridge the horses broke into a trot along the Sabana Drive.
In the rich and spacious sala of his Tondo house, Capitan Tinong was seated in a wide armchair, rubbing his hands in a gesture of despair over his face and the nape of his neck, while his wife, Capitana Tinchang, was weeping and preaching to him. From the corner their two daughters listened silently and stupidly, yet greatly affected. "Ay, Virgin of Antipolo!" cried the woman.
"Ay, Virgin of the Rosary and of the Girdle! Ay, ay! Our Lady of Novaliches!" "Mother!" responded the elder of the daughters. "I told you so!" continued the wife in an accusing tone. "I told you so! Ay, Virgin of Carmen, ay!" "But you didn't tell me anything," Capitan Tinong dared to answer tearfully.
I am known as Capitan Tinong and live in Tondo, where you will always be welcome. I hope that you will honor me with a visit. Come and dine with us tomorrow." He smiled and rubbed his hands. "Thank you," replied Ibarra, warmly, charmed with such amiability, "but tomorrow morning I must leave for San Diego." "How unfortunate! Then it will be on your return."
None of our readers would now recognize Capitan Tiago. Weeks before Maria Clara took the vows he fell into a state of depression so great that he grew sad and thin, and became pensive and distrustful, like his former friend, Capitan Tinong.
Among these favored persons was included the unfortunate Capitan Tinong. Maria Clara Weds Capitan Tiago was very happy, for in all this terrible storm no one had taken any notice of him.
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