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While this was going on, Yaquita, aided by Lina and Cybele, was getting everything in order, and the Indian cooks were preparing the breakfast. As for the two young fellows and Minha, they were walking up and down in company with Padre Passanha, and from time to time the lady stopped and watered the plants which were placed about the base of the dwelling-house.
The girl arose, ashy pale, as if she would seek shelter by the side of her mother. Yaquita opened her arms to protect, to defend her. "Father," said Benito, who had placed himself between Joam Garral and Torres, "what were you going to say?" "I was going to say," answered Joam Garral, raising his voice, "that to wait for our arrival in Para for the wedding of Minha and Manoel is to wait too long.
WHILE JOAM DACOSTA was undergoing this examination, Yaquita, from an inquiry made by Manoel, ascertained that she and her children would be permitted to see the prisoner that very day about four o'clock in the afternoon. Yaquita had not left her room since the evening before. Minha and Lina kept near her, waiting for the time when she would be admitted to see her husband.
"He hides it very well, but he is a poet himself when his time comes, and he admires as much as we do all these beauties of nature. Only when his gun is on his arm, good-by to poetry!" "Then be a poet now," replied the girl. "I am a poet," said Benito. "O! Nature-enchanting, etc." We may confess, however, that in forbidding him to use his gun Minha had imposed on him a genuine privation.
Manoel and Fragoso with deep emotion followed him without speaking a word. A quarter of an hour afterward the three reached the bank to which the raft was moored. Benito and Manoel rushed into the room where were Yaquita and Minha, and told them all that had passed. "My son!" "My brother!" The words were uttered at the same moment. "To the prison!" said Benito. "Yes! Come! come!" replied Yaquita.
"Mademoiselle!" said Manoel, turning to Minha. "To whom have I the honor to speak, sir?" said she in the most serious manner possible. "To Manoel Valdez, who will be glad if your brother will introduce me." "Oh, away with your nonsense!" cried Benito. "Stupid idea that I had! Be engaged, my friends be it as much as you like! Be it always!"
"Yes, but we are assured on one point," answered Manoel. "It is certain that Torres does not want your father's life. For the rest, we must still watch!" It seemed that from this day Torres desired to keep himself more reserved. He did not seek to intrude on the family, and was even less assiduous toward Minha.
Minha had quite recovered from her fright, and her eyes and smiles thanked all those who had risked their lives for her. As for Lina, it seemed as though she was more grateful to the brave Fragoso than if it was herself that he had saved. "I will pay you back, sooner or later, Mr. Fragoso," said she, smiling. "And how, Miss Lina?" "Oh! You know very well!"
"What wonders!" repeated the enthusiastic girl. "You are at home, Minha, or at least you say so," said Benito, "and that is the way you talk of your riches!" "Sneer away, little brother!" replied Minha; "such beautiful things are only lent to us; is it not so, Manoel? They come from the hand of the Almighty and belong to the world!" "Let Benito laugh on, Minha," said Manoel.
"Never fear," answered Manoel; "the ladies will have been gently prepared for these grand wonders by visiting the principal cities of the Upper Amazon!" "Now, Manoel," said Minha, "you are talking just like my brother! Are you making fun of us, too?" "No, Minha, I assure you." "Laugh on, gentlemen," said Lina, "and let us look around, my dear mistress, for it is very fine!" Very fine!
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