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第27章 the tubbk(第1页)

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OldBuscabeata&aos;sbackbegantocurveduringtheeriodofwhichIamgoingtotell,andthereasonwasthathewassixtyyearsold,fortyofwhichhadbeensentworkingaieceofgroundonthebanksoftheRiverCostilla。Thatyearhehadcultivatedonhisfarmacroofenormousumkins,andtheseumkinshadattainedanorangecolorbothinsideandout,whichshowedthatitwasnowthemonthofJune。Buscabeataskneweachoneofthemerfectlybyitsform,itsstateofrieness,andevenbyitsname,eseciallythefortywhichwerefattestandrichestincolour。Hesentallhisdaysgazingatthemtenderly,andsadlyexclaiming,

"Soonweshallhavetoart!

"

Oneafternoonhedecidedonthesacrifice。Heointedtotheriestofhisbelovedumkins,whichhadcosthimsomucheffort,andsaidtheterriblewords,

"TomorrowIwillcutthesefortyandtakethemtotheCadizmarket。Hayisthemanwhoilleatthem!

"Andhewalkedbacktothehousewithslowstes,andsentthenightwiththeagonyofafatherwhoisgoingtomarryoffhisdaughteronthefollowingday。

"Myoordearumkins!

"hesighedagainandagain,unabletofallaslee。Butthenhethought,

"WhatelsecanIdobutsellthem?Icultivatedthemforthaturose。AtleastIwillreceivefifteendurosforthem。

"

Imaginethenhisextremeastonishment,furyanddeserationwhen,goingthefollowingmorningtothefarm,hediscoveredthathehadbeenrobbedduringthenightofhisfortyumkins。TosavetimeIwillmerelysaythathewasfilledwithtragicfuryandthathereeatedagainandagaintheterriblewords,

"Oh,ifIcatchyou,ifIcatchyou!

"

Thenhebegantoreflect,coldly,andhedecidedthathisbelovedumkinscouldnotbeinRota,hisnativevillage。Itwouldbeimossibletoutthemonsaletherebecausetheywouldberecognized。Besides,umkinsfetchedaverylowricethere。

"TheyareinCadiz!

"Hedecidedaftermuchthought。

"Thatrascal,therobber,robbedmelastnightatnineorteno&aos;clockandescaedwiththematmidnightinthecargoboat。IwilltaketheboatthisverymorningforCadiz,andIwillbeverymuchsurrisedifIdonotcatchtherobberandrecoverthedaughtersofmylabour。

"Sosaying,heyetremainedabouttwentyminutesnearthesceneofthedisasterasifcountingthemissingumkinsorlanningterribleunishmentsfortherobber,untilitwaseighto&aos;clockandheleftinthedirectionoftheboat。

Itwasalmostreadytosail。ItleavesforCadizeverymorningatnineo&aos;clock,carryingassengers,justasthecargoboatleaveseverynightatmidnightcarryingfruitandvegetables。

ThatmorningathalfasttenBuscabeatasausedinfrontofavegetablestallintheCadizmarket-lace,andsaidtoaboredolicemanwhowasstandingby。

"Thosearemyumkins。Arrestthatman!

"Andheointedtothemerchant。

"Arrestme!

"exclaimedthemerchant,surrisedandfurious。

"Thoseumkinsaremine。Iboughtthem。。。

"

"You&aos;llbeabletotellthattothejudge,

"answeredBuscabeatas。

"Iwon&aos;t。

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