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Peter and St. Paul, has
only a roof of straw, rather more appropriate for a stable of
Bethlehem than for an edifice consecrated to religion in one of the
most Catholic countries of the world.
The commandant, his lieutenant, and the head of the police accepted
an invitation to dine with the family, and they were received by Joam
Garral with the respect due to their rank.
During dinner Torres showed himself more talkative than usual. He
spoke about some of his excursions into the interior of Brazil like a
man who knew the country. But in speaking of these travels Torres did
not neglect to ask the commandant if he knew Manaos, if his colleague
would be there at this time, and if the judge, the first magistrate
of the province, was accustomed to absent himself at this period of
the hot season. It seemed that in putting this series of questions
Torres looked at Joam Garral. It was marked enough for even Benito to
notice it, not without surprise, and he observed that his father gave
particular attention to the questions so curiously propounded by
Torres.


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