The history of the spouses Gonzales: 3 - Some money too Gonzales this morning was going to mine to earn a living like every day. While passing by the farm Ernest heard the pigs that were slaughtered, screaming like men in the throes of agony and he was dizzy. He sat in the shade of a tree and pulled out a handkerchief with the initials of his coat. He used his handkerchief to wipe his face with sweat and cold and took a sip of water from the bottle while the world stopped turning.
Gonzales got up but that day he felt a strange weight on him.
the mine no one had the courage to look him straight in the eye, but neither noticed it more, his thoughts too much and the occupied in manual labor was a bit 'of relief.
did not come home that night but went to the tavern. When the voices came down for a moment and then resumed, with one eye while everyone was trying to steal from his eyes an emotion or an intention to be able to comment with fellow drinking.
Dolores was on the bench, was an old woman and a good heart and was not influenced by the gossips. He turned to Gonzales without showing any sign of curiosity:
- Want to eat? - And handed him a jug of wine.
- Dolores thanks Yes, I would like to eat stew
.- - I'll just port
.- The chatter behind Gonzales grew louder as the wine in the pitcher declined. When Dolores returned with the steaming stew gave him a yell that seemed all to herself.
- I'm not going to spend the night cleaning the disgusting regurgitation of your gut, give yourself an attitude or I'll call my husband and I make them all out! -
Dolores then approached the man and said thoughtfully:
- I heard about your wife, you're going to do something? -
- Yes, I'll leave tonight, I'm going to look southward .-
- You do well to seek it, if you still have hope of finding her alive. Do you have this hope? -
- My only interest is in reach .-
- Head south because of that merchant? -
- What do you think? -
- I say that this merchant is a good for nothing, if you think you should run away with him instead to be patient, she'll stuferà and will return to you and after that you will be punished with a belt you can continue your life. .. always believe that it ran away with the merchant ... but if not credete questo non vedo perchè dovreste andare a sud.-
Lui la guardò allibito. Dolores conosceva questo mondo da prima che lui nascesse e sapeva leggere nello sguardo di un uomo la differenza tra tristezza e senso di colpa, tra speranza e rassegnazione.
-Comunque sia- rispose l'uomo -stanotte partirò e la raggiungerò.-
-Allora fate buon viaggio, volete portarvi un pezzo di pane e un fiasco di vino?-
-Sapete bene che del pane non ne ho bisogno, ma forse del vino sì.-
Gonzales prese il fiasco di fino che gli porse la donna e lasciò le monete sul tavolo. Quando fu uscito la vecchia contò i soldi, erano sufficenti anche per comprare metà del vino contenuto nella cantina.
La vecchia non sorrise, would have liked to be wrong sometimes on behalf of a man, but it never happens.
Good-bye, "said Gonzales and slipped the coins in a bag hidden in the breasts too advanced in years.