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Updated: June 15, 2025
Turned out everywhere, either by superior authority or by his own tedium, he had no resource but to return to his aunt's house, where he found waiting for him: First, Uncle Licurgo, to announce a second lawsuit to him; second, Senor Don Cayetano, to read him another passage from his discourse on the "Genealogies of Orbajosa"; third, Caballuco, on some business which he had not disclosed; fourth, Dona Perfecta and her affectionate smile, for what will appear in the following chapter.
"I have something to do to-night," answered Caballuco, laconically and dryly. "You hear what he says, Remedios. Leave your business for to-morrow." "I can't do that. I will go alone." "No, you shall not go alone, niece. Now let us hear no more about the matter. Senor Ramos has something to do, and he cannot accompany you. Fancy if you were to be insulted by that rude man!" "Insulted!
Will you believe that when Caballuco and some of his followers were talking of rising up in arms they could not draw a single word from me inciting them to bloodshed. No, not that. If Dona Perfecta wishes to do it " "She will not do it, either.
Dona Perfecta left her writing from time to time, to go into the adjoining room where her daughter was. Rosarito had been ordered to sleep, but, already precipitated down the precipice of disobedience, she was awake. "Why don't you sleep?" her mother asked her. "I don't intend to go to bed to-night. You know already that Caballuco has taken away with him the men we had here.
To a man of heart like me one says, 'Caballuco, you stupid fellow, do this or do that. And let there be an end to sarcasms, and beating about the bush, and preaching one thing and meaning another, and a stab here and a pinch there." "There, man, calm yourself," said Dona Perfecta kindly.
The other day they searched the house and they carried off the six armed men she had there; but afterward they sent them back to her. We have no one to protect us in case of an attack." "I sent Jacinto to the senora's, to keep her company for a while. If Caballuco comes, we will tell him to stop in there, too.
She looked at the canon, who had taken off his gold spectacles to wipe them, and then fixed her eyes successively on each of the other persons in the room, including Caballuco, who, entering shortly before, had seated himself on the edge of a chair. Dona Perfecta looked at them as a general looks at his trusty body-guard.
"But I forgot to tell you that Caballuco is waiting to speak to you."
Dona Perfecta ended with an exaggerated laugh, which the profound silence of her hearers made still more irritating. Caballuco was pale. "Senor Paso Largo," continued the lady, becoming serious, "when you go home to-night, send me your son Bartolome to stay here.
So you" he ended, looking banteringly at the young man "so you are Dona Perfecta's nephew?" This abrupt question and the insolent glance of the bravo annoyed the young man. "Yes, senor, at your service." "I am a friend of the senora's, and I love her as I do the apple of my eye," said Caballuco. "As you are going to Orbajosa we shall see each other there."
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