And what is there astonishing about that ?...

Your grandparents did the same thing.

There is not a single honorable sailor on our sea who has not committed this little offense....

Who is the worse for that ?..." The only one who could complain was the State, a vague personality whose whereabouts and place nobody knew and who daily experienced a million of similar violations.

In the custom-houses Toni had seen the richest tourists eluding the vigilance of the employees in order to evade an insignificant payment.