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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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