"Where?"
"WeleavethetrainatCahideandtakeanotherstagecoach."
"Ah, sowedo! ."
Thefatpassengerthenbegantosingcontentedlytohimselfuntilhefellintoaheavysleep, .
"Whatisit? Wherearewe?"
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"Youareverykind, sir." Thefatmanbegantogatheruphisluggage.
Twostagecoacheswerestandingoutsidetheinn, , .
"IamgoingtoRegoa, sir, justthinkofit! Aterriblething! Icannotgetmycupoftea."
"Thatisaveryseriousmatterindeed," saidtheyoungmangravely.
"Serious? ? Thereisnotaleafofblackteaintheplace!"
"AllpassengersforRegoataketheirplaces, please," calledouttheguard, aninterestingfigureintheoldcoachingdressoftheplace.
ThefatpassengeragainsatdownoppositeJoaodeSousa.
"Soyouhavebeendisappointedagain, sir?"
"Don'!"
"ButyouwillhaveanotherchanceinAmatante, wherewechangethehorses."
"Oh, , sir."
Thecoachrolledonthroughthecountryroads, , watchingthecountrypassunderthelightofthemoon: thetrees, thehedges, , , andstoppedoutsidethefamousoldinnoftheCapadera.
, , , waitinganxiouslytospeaktothewaiter.
"Waiter, Iwantacupoftea, strongandblack, ."
"Sir, , , sir?"
"IcannoteatanythinguntilIhavehadmytea."
Thewaitercontinuedservingthegreatdishesofchickenandallkindsofexcellentfood; , , andJoaodeSousaheardtheunhappyvoiceofthefatpassengersaying, "Andmytea? Waiter, whataboutthattea?" "Inoneminute, sir."
Allhadtakentheirplacesexceptthefatman, , astrongteamoftwelveoxenhadbeenfastenedtoit, , "Takeyourplace, sir, ."
, butheutteredacryofjoy, seizedthecup, , andputthecupbackonthetray.
