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CHAPTER XXXII
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Up and down, to and fro, and one day it might seem Margarite was in control, and the next, Don Diego, but with Margarite's wave racing up behind.

Then appeared three ships with men and supplies and Don Bartholomew! Margarite saw Don Diego strengthened.

He was bold enough, Margarite! on a dark night, at eve, there were so many ships before Isabella but when morn broke they were fewer by two.

Margarite and the Apostolic Vicar and a hundred disaffected were departed the Indies! "Have they gotten to Spain?
And what do they say?
God, He knoweth!--There have been great men and they have been stung to death." "Ay, ay, the old story!" I said, and would learn about the pacification of the Indians.
"Why, they are not pacified," answered Luis.

"Worse follows worse.


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