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ing his lips slightly, and not looking at the doctor. ‘Now,’he thought to himself, ‘he will begin asking me about thetreasure.’But the doctor’s thoughts were concerned with an eventnot as marvellous as Nostromo’s appearance, but in itselfmuch less clear. Why had Sotillo taken himself off with hiswhole command with this suddenness and secrecy? Whatdid this move portend? However, it dawned upon the doctorthat the man upstairs was one of the officers left behindby the disappointed colonel to communicate with him.‘I believe he is waiting for me,’ he said.‘It is possible.’‘I must see. Do not go away yet, Capataz.’‘Go away where?’ muttered Nostromo.Already the doctor had left him. He remained leaningagainst the wall, staring at the dark water of the harbour;the shrilling of cicalas filled his ears. An invincible vaguenesscoming over his thoughts took from them all power todetermine his will.‘Capataz! Capataz!’ the doctor’s voice called urgentlyfrom above.The sense of betrayal and ruin floated upon his sombre indifferenceas upon a sluggish sea of pitch. But he stepped outfrom under the wall, and, looking up, saw Dr. Monyghamleaning out of a lighted window.‘Come up and see what Sotillo has done. You need notfear the man up here.’He answered by a slight, bitter laugh. Fear a man! TheCapataz of the Sulaco Cargadores fear a man! It angered