She stood on the terrace, looking out past the
mango-trees at thelake. On the contrary, I am willing to give more than I get. Like
animals, yet not at all like animals.
Away ahead, the hills curved back at the shore, and
aqueer little crack or niche showed.
I think he has gone insane, asMexicans
do.
He ignored all the signs of theirdiscomfort,
overlooking it with a powerful will. Julio would come striding in at midday and
atevening; he was looking for work. Marriage itselfwould always be a casual thing.
There she changed into the shoes and stockings Juanahad carried, and rested a
little.
Almost, they wanted to drive her away: to insult
her and drag herdown and make her want to go away. But sex itself was a powerful,
potent thing, not to be played withor paraded.
With her, Julio, astraight and fierce young man of
twenty-two.
And now Juana was getting a bittired of her
relative.
But as far aspossible, she let the family be.
Andshe would never now cease from questioning. In a shed in one corner, four
half-naked men were packing bunches of bananas.
Away ahead, the hills curved back at the shore, and
aqueer little crack or niche showed.
The morning was clear andhot, the pale brown lake
quite still, like a phantom.
He wants to destroy evenJesus and the Blessed
Virgin, for this people.
Likethe Irish, they could cut off their nose to
spite their face.
Butthat nasty insinuating insultingness is not fair
in the game. Dont you think it was just against thisdanger that Christ came, to
teach men a proper humility?
She would have no use for a Niña of whom shewas not
a bit afraid. She was shown into a high, simple, rather bare bedroom with red-tiled
floor.
The women together separately, soft, andas if
HIDDEN, wrapped tight in their dark rebozos.
And their backbones were locked inmalevolent
resistance.
Kate knew at once that Doña Carlota loved him, but
with a love thatwas now nearly all WILL.
You see I amso busy in Mexico with my Cuna. But, as
Kate said to herself, I dont want to exploit them.
They didnt want the thing theywere
pursuing.
Then she glanced quickly,involuntarily at her
husband, as she added: I dont know.
And now Juana was getting a bittired of her
relative. A little breeze was coming from the lake, but the deep dustunderfoot was
hot. Here there was no discipline nor method at all.
If themother doesnt leave a name, I name the child.