quite good enough for him, I fear. Do you excuse my

frankness? Besides, whether you excuse it or not, it is part of the truth of things which hurts the what do you call them? the Anglo-Saxon's susceptibilities, and at the present moment I don't feel as if I could treat seriously either his conception of things or if you allow me to say so or yet yours." Mrs. Gould gave no sign of being offended. "I suppose Antonia understands you thoroughly?" "Understands? Well, yes. But I am not sure that she approves. That, however, makes no differ- ence. I am honest enough to tell you that, Mrs. Gould." "Your idea, of course, is separation," she said. "Separation, of course," declared Martin. "Yes; separation of the whole Occidental Province from the rest of the unquiet body. But my true idea, the only one I care for, is not to be separated from Antonia." "And that is all?" asked Mrs. Gould, without se- verity. "Absolutely. I am not deceiving myself about my motives. She won't leave Sulaco for my sake, there- fore Sulaco must leave the rest of the republic to its fate. Nothing could be clearer than that. I like a clearly defined situation. I cannot part with Antonia, therefore the one and indivisible republic of Costa- guana must be made to part with its western prov- ince. Fortunately it happens to be also a sound policy. The richest, the most fertile part of this land may be saved from anarchy. Personally, I care little, very little; but it's a fact that the establishment of Montero

in power would mean death to me. In all the procla-