Inthesquareaman,bentover,wasplayingonareed-pipe,andacrowdofchildrenwerefollowinghimshouting,andpullingathisclothes.Hecameoutofthesquare,thechildrenfollowinghim,andpipedthempastthecaféanddownasidestreet.Wesawhisblankpockmarkedfaceashewentby,piping,thechildrenclosebehindhimshoutingandpullingathim.
Hemustbethevillageidiot,Billsaid.MyGod!Lookatthat!
Downthestreetcamedancers.Thestreetwassolidwithdancers,allmen.Theywerealldancingintimebehindtheirownfifersanddrummers.Theywereaclubofsomesort,andallworeworkmen'sbluesmocks,andredhandkerchiefsaroundtheirnecks,andcarriedagreatbannerontwopoles.Thebannerdancedupanddownwiththemastheycamedownsurroundedbythecrowd.
HurrayforWine!HurrayfortheForeigners!waspaintedonthebanner.
Wherearetheforeigners?RobertCohnasked.
We'retheforeigners,Billsaid.
Allthetimerocketsweregoingup.Thecafétableswereallfullnow.Thesquarewasemptyingofpeopleandthecrowdwasfillingthecafés.
Where'sBrettandMike?Billasked.
I'llgoandgetthem,Cohnsaid.
Bringthemhere.
Thefiestawasreallystarted.Itkeptupdayandnightforsevendays.Thedancingkeptup,thedrinkingkeptup,thenoisewenton.Thethingsthathappenedcouldonlyhavehappenedduringafiesta.Everythingbecamequiteunrealfinallyanditseemedasthoughnothingcouldhaveanyconsequences.Itseemedoutofplacetothinkofconsequencesduringthefiesta.Allduringthefiestayouhadthefeeling,evenwhenitwasquiet,thatyouhadtoshoutanyremarktomakeitheard.Itwasthesamefeelingaboutanyaction.Itwasafiestaanditwentonforsevendays.
Thatafternoonwasthebigreligiousprocession.SanFerminwastranslatedfromonechurchtoanother.Intheprocessionwereallthedignitaries,civilandreligious.Wecouldnotseethembecausethecrowdwastoogreat.Aheadoftheformalprocessionandbehinditdancedtheriau-riaudancers.Therewasonemassofyellowshirtsdancingupanddowninthecrowd.Allwecouldseeoftheprocessionthroughthecloselypressedpeoplethatcrowdedallthesidestreetsandcurbswerethegreatgiants,cigar-storeIndians,thirtyfeethigh,Moors,aKingandQueen,whirlingandwaltzingsolemnlytotheriau-riau.
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