human
Young man, he said,
gpt
I was your father's friend: I wish you to consider me yours.
human
You seem to have known my father well, said Crisµstomo;
gpt
You do not know about it?
human
Nothing at all, and Don Santiago would not talk with me till to-morrow.
gpt
You know, of course, where he died.
human
Not even that.
gpt
I am an old soldier, he said at last, in a voice full of compassion,
human
Died in prison? Who died in prison?
gpt
Your father,
human
My father--in prison? What are you saying? Do you know who my father was?
gpt
I think I'm not mistaken: Don Rafael Ibarra.
human
Yes, Don Rafael Ibarra,
gpt
You will soon learn that for an honest man to keep out of prison is a difficult matter in the Philippines.
human
You mock me! Why did he die in prison?
gpt
Come with me; we will talk on the way.