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"After Spain, my second fatherland, any country of free Europe." "And you who seem to have traveled so much, tell us what do you consider the most notable thing that you have seen?" inquired Laruja. Ibarra appeared to reflect. "Notable in what way?" "For example, in regard to the life of the people the social, political, religious life in general, in its essential features as a whole."
Observing all this, the Franciscan mashed up some pieces of squash, barely tasted the soup, dropped his spoon noisily, and roughly pushed his plate away. The Dominican was very busy talking to the rubicund youth. "How long have you been away from the country?" Laruja asked Ibarra. "Almost seven years." "Then you have probably forgotten all about it." "Quite the contrary.
"From Laruja, who was telling it this morning in the office." The Captain-General again smiled and said: "A woman or a friar can't insult one. I contemplate living in peace for the time that I shall remain in this country and I don't want any more quarrels with men who wear skirts. Besides, I've learned that the Provincial has scoffed at my orders.
Some newspaper reporters and shopkeepers greeted one another and moved about aimlessly without knowing just what to do. "But can you tell me, Señor Laruja, what kind of man our host is?" inquired the rubicund youth. "I haven't been introduced to him yet." "They say that he has gone out. I haven't seen him either." "There's no need of introductions here," volunteered Fray Damaso.
"After Spain, which is my second fatherland, oh any free country in Europe." "You seem to have travelled a great deal what is the most remarkable thing that you have observed?" asked Laruja. Ibarra appeared to be reflecting on the question. "Remarkable? In what way?" "For instance, in the life of the different peoples, their social, political and religious life "
"Santiago is made of the right stuff." "No, he's not the man who invented gunpowder," added Laruja. "You too, Señor Laruja," exclaimed Doña Victorina in mild reproach, as she fanned herself. "How could the poor man invent gunpowder if, as is said, the Chinese invented it centuries ago?" "The Chinese! Are you crazy?" cried Fray Damaso. "Out with you!
Ask Señor Laruja, who knows this country very well, whether the native has his equal in the world for indolence and ignorance." "It is a fact," replied the little man referred to, "that nowhere in the world can any one be found more indolent than the native. Positively nowhere!" "Nor more vicious and ungrateful!" "Nor with less education!"
The Dominican raised his head to stare at the Franciscan from under his glasses. The two foreigners paused a moment, stared with an expression of mingled severity and reproof, then immediately continued their promenade. "He's in a bad humor because you haven't treated him with deference," murmured Señor Laruja into the ear of the rubicund youth. "What does your Reverence mean?
Ask him if there is any equal to the ignorance and indolence of the Indian." "It's true," affirmed the little man, who was referred to as Señor Laruja. "In no part of the world can you find any one more indolent than the Indian, in no part of the world." "Nor more vicious, nor more ungrateful!" "Nor more unmannerly!" The rubicund youth began to glance about nervously.
Does this indolence actually, naturally, exist among the natives or is there some truth in what a foreign traveler says: that with this indolence we excuse our own, as well as our backwardness and our colonial system. He referred to other colonies whose inhabitants belong to the same race " "Bah, jealousy! Ask Señor Laruja, who also knows this country.
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