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Updated: September 24, 2025
Fragoso undid the belt which encircled the body of Torres underneath the torn poncho, and feeling his breast-pocket, exclaimed: "The case!" A cry of joy escaped from Benito. He stretched forward to seize the case, to make sure than it contained "No!" again interrupted Manoel, whose coolness did not forsake him.
Even the timber which forms the jangada, and the cargo it carries, constitute a fortune!" "The Joam Garral and his whole family have just passed the Brazilian frontier?" "Yes," said Fragoso; "his wife, his son, his daughter, and Miss Minha's betrothed." "Ah! he has a daughter?" said Torres. "A charming girl!" "Going to get married?"
"I know," said Fragoso, "and I will never forget what I owe here, any more than what I owe you." "They tell me, Fragoso," continued Joam, "that you are going to say good-by, and intend to remain at Tabatinga." "By no means, Mr. Garral, since you have allowed me to accompany you to Belem, where I hope at the least to be able to resume my old trade."
For an hour Benito, Manoel, and Fragoso walked along the principal streets of the town, inquiring of the tradesmen in their shops, the tavern-keepers in their cabarets, and even the bystanders, without any one being able to recognize the individual whose description they so accurately gave. Had Torres left Manaos? Would they have to give up all hope of coming across him?
It was noticed, at least during the first few days, that Torres did not try to become intimate with the Garral family. He maintained a good deal of reserve, answering if addressed, but never provoking a reply. If he appeared more open with any one, it was with Fragoso. Did he not owe to this gay companion the idea of taking passage on board the raft?
He warmly thanked Lina for the good idea she had had of following the liana, and they all started on the road to the fazenda, where Fragoso was received in a way that gave him neither wish nor want to try his wretched task again. THE HALF-MILE square of forest was cleared.
Suddenly Fragoso stopped as if his feet had become rooted in the ground. He had reached the entrance to a small square, on which opened one of the town gates. There, in the midst of a dense crowd, arose the gallows, towering up some twenty feet, and from it there hung the rope! Fragoso felt his consciousness abandon him. He fell; his eyes involuntarily closed.
At this moment the pirogue came up to the raft with the body of Torres, which had been taken on board by the Indians. His sojourn in the water had not disfigured him very much. He was easily recognizable, and there was no doubt as to his identity. Fragoso, kneeling down in the pirogue, had already begun to undo the clothes of the drowned man, which came away in fragments.
But it was a great harvest for the innkeeper, as all the operations could not be conducted without a large absorption of liquors drawn from the cellars of the inn. In fact, it was an event for the town of Tabatinga, this visit of the celebrated Fragoso, barber in ordinary and extraordinary to the tribes of the Upper Amazon!
Under what circumstances? And I cannot hit upon it." "Mr. Fragoso!" "Miss Lina!" "Stay on board and keep watch on Torres during our absence!" "What? Not go with you to Ega, and remain a whole day without seeing you?" "I ask you to do so!" "Is it an order?" "It is an entreaty!" "I will remain!" "Mr. Fragoso!" "Miss Lina!" "I thank you!"
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