human
Ah, Virgin of Antipolo! cried the wife.
gpt
Ah, Virgin of the Rosary; I told you so! I told you so! Ah, Virgin of Carmel! Ah!
human
Why, no! You didn't tell me anything, Captain Tinong finally ventured to reply.
gpt
On the contrary, you said I did well to keep up the friendship with Captain Tiago, and to go to his house, because--because he was rich; and you said----
human
What did I say? I didn't say it! I didn't say anything! Ah, if you had listened to me!
gpt
Now you throw the blame back on me! said the captain bitterly, striking the arm of his chair with his fist.
human
Didn't you say I did well to invite him to dinner, because, as he was rich----
gpt
It is true I said that, because--because it couldn't be helped; you had already invited him; and you did nothing but praise him. Don Ibarra here, and Don Ibarra there, and Don Ibarra on all sides. But I didn't advise you to see him or to speak to him at the dinner. That you cannot deny!
human
Did I know, for instance, that he was to be there?
gpt
You ought to have known it!
human
How, if I wasn't even acquainted with him?
gpt
You ought to have been acquainted with him!
human
But, Tinchang, if it was the first time I had ever seen him or heard him spoken of?
gpt
You ought to have seen him before, you ought to have heard him spoken of; that's what you are a man for! And now, you will be sent into exile, our goods will be confiscated----Oh, if I were a man! if I were a man!
human
And if you were a man, asked the vexed husband,
gpt
What? Why, to-day, this very day, I should present myself to the captain-general, and offer to fight against the rebels, this very day!
human
But didn't you read what the Diario says? Listen! 'The infamous and abortive treason has been repressed with energy, force, and vigor, and the rebellious enemies of the country and their accomplices will promptly feel all the weight and all the severity of the laws!' You see, there is no rebellion!
gpt
That makes no difference, you should present yourself; many did it in 1872, and so nobody harmed them.
human
Yes! it was done also by Father Bug----
gpt
Say it! Speak that name, so you may be hung to-morrow at Bagumbayan! Don't you know it is enough to get you executed without so much as a trial? Go on, say it!