"Youcansoonhaveyourcuoftea,
"hesaid。
"Where?
"
"WeleavethetrainatCahideandtakeanotherstagecoach。
"
"Ah,sowedo!Ihadnotthoughtofit。Manythanksforremindingme。Icangetteaintheinnwherethecoachstarts。
"
Thefatassengerthenbegantosingcontentedlytohimselfuntilhefellintoaheavyslee,lulledbythemotionofthetrain。HedidnotoenhiseyesuntilJoaodeSousagavehimalittleshake。
"Whatisit?Wherearewe?
"
"WeareatCahide。Wemustgetoffhereandtakethecoach。
"
"Youareverykind,sir。
"Thefatmanbegantogatheruhisluggage。
Twostagecoacheswerestandingoutsidetheinn,oneonthewaytoVillaRealandtheothertoRegoa。Passingtherestaurantonhiswaytothecoaches,JoaodeSousafoundthefatassengerarguingviolentlywithawaiter。HestoedtoaskifhewasgoingtoRegoaortoVillaReal。
"IamgoingtoRegoa,sir,justthinkofit!Aterriblething!Icannotgetmycuoftea。
"
"Thatisaveryseriousmatterindeed,
"saidtheyoungmangravely。
"Serious?Ibelieveyou。Whatsortofarestaurantisthis?Thereisnotaleafofblackteainthelace!
"
"AllassengersforRegoataketheirlaces,lease,
"calledouttheguard,aninterestingfigureintheoldcoachingdressofthelace。
ThefatassengeragainsatdownoositeJoaodeSousa。
"Soyouhavebeendisaointedagain,sir?
"
"Don&aos;tseakofit。Itistooawful。Whatajourneytomakewithoutmycuoftea!
"
"ButyouwillhaveanotherchanceinAmatante,wherewechangethehorses。
"