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Updated: June 5, 2025
But listen: What is the secret? You are going without telling me the principal thing." "That is true. I was in the town of Los Baños. I went up there to do some business in cocoanut trees, since I am thinking of building a factory. Your father will be my partner." "Nothing more than that? Give us the secret!" exclaimed Sinang in a loud voice and in the tone of a defrauded usurer. "I thought "
"And this other piece: what does that mean?" "I will give that to the one who has obtained the worst answer." "Then that is for me!" exclaimed Sinang. Ibarra gave her the piece of paper and quickly went off. "And what does this mean?" But the happy young man was already far away from the little group and he did not reply. He had gone to finish the game of chess.
"It sounds like a beggar's guitar," laughed Sinang. When the two parties met it was the women who maintained a serious and formal attitude, just as if they had never known how to laugh, while on the other hand the men talked and laughed, asking six questions to get half an answer. "Is the lake calm? Do you think we'll have good weather?" asked the mothers.
Looking upon the laughing and hopeful countenances of the young women and watching the wind blow about their abundant black hair and the wide folds of their garments, we might have taken them for goddesses of the night fleeing from the day, did we not know that they were Maria Clara and her four friends, the merry Sinang, the grave Victoria, the beautiful Iday, and the thoughtful Neneng of modest and timid beauty.
In the house of Capitan Basilio, he and Don Filipo for the misfortunes of the latter had made them friendly were standing by a window-grating and talking, while at another were Sinang, her cousin Victoria, and the beautiful Iday, looking toward the street. The waning moon began to shine over the horizon, illumining the clouds and making the trees and houses east long, fantastic shadows.
This division of the corral encloses a circular space so arranged that a man can stand on a platform in the upper part and draw the fish out with a small net. "I shouldn't get tired fishing there with a pole and line," commented Sinang, trembling with pleasant anticipation.
"What's the matter?" asked Maria Clara. "Just imagine, I asked, 'When shall I have some sense? I threw the dice and that worn-out priest read from the book, 'When the frogs raise hair. What do you think of that?" As she said this, Sinang made a grimace at the laughing ex-theological student. "Who told you to ask that question?" her cousin Victoria asked her.
But the young man did not seem to be aware of it, for he greeted Maria Clara and her friends with naturalness and sat down at their side. The only one who spoke was Sinang. "Did you see the volcano when they touched it off?" she asked. "No, my little friend. I had to accompany the Governor General." "Well, that is too bad!
They were silent for a short time, then tried to talk in low tones, but soon forgot themselves and again filled the street with their fresh young voices. "Behave as if you were displeased and don't talk to him," Sinang was advising Maria Clara. "Scold him so he won't get into bad habits." "Don't be so exacting," objected Iday. "Be exacting! Don't be foolish!
But the young man seemed not to notice anything as he greeted Maria Clara and her friends in a natural way and took a seat beside them. The only one who spoke to him was Sinang. "Did you see the fireworks?" she asked. "No, little friend, I had to go with the Captain-General." "Well, that's a shame!
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