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Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
Marrano cannot afford to make enemies: one
alleged dislike of pork – one seven-branched
candlestick found in his house – no matter
who put it there – and the familiars come for
him. He is accused of Hebrew practices, and
you know the rest. Castro had much better
keep quiet.'
'Castro is not capable of keeping quiet,' said
Gayongos, and from that they went on to discuss
the soldiers: it appeared from Gayongos'
informed comments and from his appendices
that there was a considerable amount of idealism
and of support for independence, particularly
among the captains and lieutenants;
the senior officers were for the most part
chiefly concerned with power and personal
advantage; and they tended to hate one another.
'There are already bitter quarrels about
how various commands and ministries are to
be shared out,' said Gayongos. But he also