波波小说

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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