Now he wants to be taken for a recent arrival from Russia and prides himself on appearing not to know the language of his fathers." "Then God makes them and they rush together!" [97] "Still we must protest against such actions," exclaimed another student.

"To remain silent would be to assent to the abuse, and what has happened may be repeated with any one of us.

We're going back to the times of Nero!" "You're wrong," replied another.

"Nero was a great artist, while Padre Damaso is only a tiresome preacher." The comments of the older persons were of a different kind.

While they were waiting for the arrival of the Captain-General in a hut outside the town, the gobernadorcillo was saying, "To tell who was right and who was wrong, is not an easy matter.