Shebroughtoutabookformetosign,andIgaveheracoupleofcoppers.ThetelegramwasinSpanish:VengoJuevesCohn.
IhandedittoBill.
WhatdoesthewordCohnmean?heasked.
Whatalousytelegram!Isaid.Hecouldsendtenwordsforthesameprice.‘IcomeThursday’.Thatgivesyoualotofdope,doesn'tit?
Itgivesyouallthedopethat'sofinteresttoCohn.
We'regoingin,anyway,Isaid.There'snousetryingtomoveBrettandMikeouthereandbackbeforethefiesta.Shouldweanswerit?
Wemightaswell,saidBill.There'snoneedforustobesnooty.
Wewalkeduptothepost-officeandaskedforatelegraphblank.
Whatwillwesay?Billasked.
‘Arrivingto-night.’That'senough.
Wepaidforthemessageandwalkedbacktotheinn.HarriswasthereandthethreeofuswalkeduptoRoncesvalles.Wewentthroughthemonastery.
It'saremarkableplace,Harrissaid,whenwecameout.ButyouknowI'mnotmuchonthosesortofplaces.
Meeither,Billsaid.
It'saremarkableplace,though,Harrissaid.Iwouldn'tnothaveseenit.I'dbeenintendingcomingupeachday.
Itisn'tthesameasfishing,though,isit?Billasked.HelikedHarris.
Isaynot.
Wewerestandinginfrontoftheoldchapelofthemonastery.
Isn'tthatapubacrosstheway?Harrisasked.Ordomyeyesdeceiveme?
Ithasthelookofapub,Billsaid.
Itlookstomelikeapub,Isaid.
Isay,saidHarris,let'sutilizeit.HehadtakenuputilizingfromBill.
Wehadabottleofwineapiece.Harriswouldnotletuspay.
HetalkedSpanishquitewell,andtheinnkeeperwouldnottakeourmoney.
Isay.Youdon'tknowwhatit'smeanttometohaveyouchapsuphere.
We'vehadagrandtime,Harris.
Harriswasalittletight.
Isay.Reallyyoudon'tknowhowmuchitmeans.I'venothadmuchfunsincethewar.
We'llfishtogetheragain,sometime.Don'tyouforgetit,Harris.
Wemust.Wehavehadsuchajollygoodtime.
Howaboutanotherbottlearound?
Jollygoodidea,saidHarris.
Thisismine,saidBill.Orwedon'tdrinkit.
Iwishyou'dletmepayforit.Itdoesgivemepleasure,youknow.
Thisisgoingtogivemepleasure,Billsaid.
Theinnkeeperbroughtinthefourthbottle.Wehadkeptthesameglasses.Harrisliftedhisglass.
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