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第27章TheStub-book
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OldBuscabeata'sbattheperiodofwhichIamgoihereasonwasthathewassixtyyearsold，fortyofentieceofgroundonthebanksoftheRiverCostilla.Thatyearhehadcultivatedonhisfarmaouspumpkins，andthesepumpkinshadattainedanecolorbothi，whichshowedthatitwashofJuaskneweaperfectlybyitsform，itsstateofripeshefortywhichwerefattestaincolour.Hespentallhisdaysgazienderly，andsadlyexg，"Soonweshallhavetopart!"
&ernoonhedethesacrifitedtotheripestofhisbelovedpumpkins，whisomucheffort，andsaidtheterriblewords，"TomorrowIwillcutthesefortyaotheCadizmarket.Happyisthemanwhoilleatthem!"Andhewalkedbacktothehousewithsloewiththeagonyofafatherwhoisgoingtomarryoffhisdaughteronthefollowingday."Mypoordearpumpkins!"hesighedagainandagaiofallasleep.Butthe，"WhatelseIdobutsellthem?Icultivatedthemforthatpurpose.AtleastIwillreceivefifteendurosforthe"
Imagiremeasto，furyaiohefolltothefarm，hediscoveredthathehadbeenrthenightofhisfortypumpkiimeIwillmerelysaythathewasfilledwithtragidthatherepeatedagainandagaierriblewords，"Oh，ifIcatchyou，ifIcatchyou!"
Theoreflect，dhedecidedthathisbelovedpumpkinsotbeinRota，hisnativevillage.Itwouldbeimpossibletoputthemoherebecausetheywnized.Besides，pumpkichedaverylowpricethere.
"TheyareinCadiz!"Hedecidedaftermuchthought."Thatrascal，therobber，robbedmelastnightateno'descapedwiththematmidnightinthecargoboat.IwilltaketheboatthisverymfordIwillbeverymuchsurprisedifIdonotcatchtherobberahedaughtersofmylabour."Sosayiremaiweheseofthedisasterasifgthemissingpumpkinsterriblepuherobber，untilitwaseighto'dheleftiio.
Itwasalmostreadytosail.ItleavesforCadizeverymatnineo'clpasseasthecargoboatleaveseverynightatmidnightgfruitaables.
ThatmathalfpastteaspausedinfroablestallintheCadizmarket-pladsaidtoaboredpoliwhowasstandingby."Thosearemypumpkiman!"Aedtothemert.
"Arrestme!"exclaimedthemert，surprisedandfurious."Thosepumpkinsaremithe.."
"You'llbeabletotellthattothejudge，"answeredBuscabeatas.
"Ios;t."
"Youwill."
"You'rearascal."
"You'reathief."
"Youshouldspeakwithmorepoliteness.Menshouldnottalktoeachotherinthisfashion，"thepolisaidwithextremecalm，hittihemi.Meanwhileacrowdhadcolleditwasnotlohereappearedthepolispectorofthepublicmarket，theioroffood.
Thepolitoldthisgreatmaneio.
"Fromwhomdidyoubuythesepumpkins?"theioraskedimportantly.
"FromFulano，theoldmanfromRota，"themertreplied.
"Thatwouldbetheman!"criedBuscabeatas."That'sthefellowIsuspected!Hisfarmispoor，aproduceslittle，hebeginstorobhisneighbours."
"Butifweadmitthatyouwererobbedlastnightoffortypumpkins，"saidtheior，"horovethattheseandnoothers，areyours?"
"Why?"repliedBuscabeatas."Beowthemaswellasyouknhters，ifyouhaveany，don'tyouseethatIhaveraisedthem?Lookhere!Thisoneiscalled'theroundone'，thatoneis'thefatfelloos;，thisoneis'theredone'，thatis'Manuela'becausesheresemblesmyyouer."Andthepooroldmaocrybitterly.
"Allthisisverygood，"aheior."Butthelawdoesisfiedwiththefactynizeyourpumpkins.Itishatauthorityshouldbecedthatthethiedandthatyoushouldidentifyitroofs.Senores，youneedn'tsmile.Iamalawyer."
"Well，youwillsoohatthepumpkins;andyouwillseethemwithoutmovingfromthisplace."
Buscabeatas'swordsastoors，buthedroppedonthegroundapackagewhichhehadbeenginhishadownandcalmlybegasinthehandkerchiefwhichwasroundthepackage.
"Whatishegoi?"everybodyaskedwithastohesametimeanothercuriousspectatorjoihedseeiexclaimed，"Iamgladyouarehere，Fulano!Thismansaysthatthesepumpkins，whielastolen.Youexplain..."
Theurnedyellowaoescape.Butherevented，andinadditioestedthatheshouldremain."Igrewthesepumpkinsonmyfarm，"hesaid，"andnooneprovethetrary."
"Nowyouwillsee，"saidBuscabeatas，openingthehateredonthegroundaquantityofpumpkinstalks，stillgreehen，sittingoahlaughter，hesaid，"Gentlemen，haveyoueverpaidtaxes?Ifso，haveyouseenthatgreenbookwhichthetax-collectorcarries?Receiptsareit，aubbywhibeprovedtisfalseornot."
"Whatyaboutisthestub-book，"saidtheiravely.
"ThatiswhatIamgwithme;itisthestub-bookofmygardehestalksthatwereattapkiheywerestolenfromme.Andifyoudonotbelieveme，lookattheThisstalkbelohispumpkin.Nobodydoubtit.Thisotherone，asyoueasilysee，belohisohisone，whichiswider，mustbelongtothisotheroly!Andthisohato;
&hesewords，hefittedastalktothehinthepumpkiludwithastohespectatorssawthatthestalkexactlyfittedtheshapeofthehole.Thentheyall，ingthepolidtheiorhimself，bentdownlowaoassistBuscabeatasinthisstrangeproof，allsayingwithchildishpleasure，"Yes，yes!Itislyso!Thisonebelongshere!Doyousee?"
Theoldfarmer'seyesfilledpihepoliselvesreadytotaketherobberofftoprison.
ItisuosaythatthispleasurewasgrahatFulanowasobligedtoreturthefifteenduroshehadreceived.
Buscabeatasreturawithdeepsatisfa，buthekeptsayingontheway，"Howbeautifultheylookedi-place!Ishouldhavebroughtbauela，sothatImighteathertonightaheseeds."
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