human
It is there, behind the great cross, seþor,
gpt
It was there, he muttered;
human
Where is the grave that was marked with a cross like this?
gpt
Were there flowers growing on it?
human
Yes, jasmine and pansies.
gpt
Well, the cross I burned.
human
Burned! and why?
gpt
Because the curate ordered it.
human
But at least you can show us the grave.
gpt
The body's no longer there,
human
What are you saying!
gpt
Yes, the man went on, with a smile,
human
I put a woman in its place, eight days ago.
gpt
Are you mad? cried the servant;
human
Father DÃmaso ordered it; he told me to take the body to the Chinese cemetery; I----
gpt
And you did it?
human
Don't be angry, seþor, replied the grave-digger, pale and trembling.
gpt
I didn't bury him with the Chinese. Better be drowned than that, I thought to myself, and I threw him into the water.
human
You're only a poor fool!
gpt
That's what the dead bring us, grumbled the gravedigger.
human
The curate orders me to dig the man up, and this fellow breaks my arm for doing it. That's the way with the Spaniards. I shall lose my place!