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"criedBuscabeatas.
"That&aos;sthefellowIsusected!Hisfarmisoor,andwhenitroduceslittle,hebeginstorobhisneighbours.
"
"Butifweadmitthatyouwererobbedlastnightoffortyumkins,
"saidtheinsector,
"howcanwerovethattheseandnoothers,areyours?
"
"Why?
"reliedBuscabeatas.
"BecauseIknowthemaswellasyouknowyourdaughters,ifyouhaveany,don&aos;tyouseethatIhaveraisedthem?Lookhere!Thisoneiscalled&aos;theroundone&aos;,thatoneis&aos;thefatfellow&aos;,thisoneis&aos;theredone&aos;,thatis&aos;Manuela&aos;becausesheresemblesmyyoungestdaughter.
"Andtheooroldmanbegantocrybitterly.
"Allthisisverygood,
"answeredtheinsector.
"Butthelawdoesnotrestsatisfiedwiththefactyourecognizeyourumkins.Itisnecessarythatauthorityshouldbeconvincedthatthethingalreadyexistedandthatyoushouldidentifyitwithabsoluteroofs.Senores,youneedn&aos;tsmile.Iamalawyer.
"
"Well,youwillsoonseetheroofsthattheumkinscamefrommyfarm;andyouwillseethemwithoutmovingfromthislace.
"
Buscabeatas&aos;swordsastonishedthesectators,buthedroedonthegroundaackagewhichhehadbeencarryinginhishand.Thenhekneltdownandcalmlybegantountietheknotsinthehandkerchiefwhichwasroundtheackage.
"Whatishegoingtotakeout?
"everybodyaskedwithastonishment.Atthesametimeanothercurioussectatorjoinedthecrowd,andseeinghim,themerchantexclaimed,
"Iamgladyouarehere,Fulano!Thismansaysthattheseumkins,whichyousoldmelastnight,werestolen.Youcanexlain...
"
Thenewcomerturnedyellowandtriedtoescae.Buthewasrevented,andinadditiontheinsectorsuggestedthatheshouldremain.
"Igrewtheseumkinsonmyfarm,
"hesaid,
"andnoonecanrovethecontrary.
"
"Nowyouwillsee,
"saidBuscabeatas,oeningthehandkerchief.Hescatteredonthegroundaquantityofumkinstalks,stillgreenandfresh.Then,sittingonhisfeetandhalfdeadwithlaughter,hesaid,
"Gentlemen,haveyoueveraidtaxes?Ifso,haveyouseenthatgreenbookwhichthetax-collectorcarries?Receitsarecutfromit,andtheyleaveastubbywhichitcanberovedwhetherareceitisfalseornot.
"
"Whatyouaretalkingaboutisthestub-book,
"saidtheinsectorgravely.
"ThatiswhatIamcarryingwithme;itisthestub-bookofmygarden.Thesearethestalksthatwereattachedtomyumkinsbeforetheywerestolenfromme.Andifyoudonotbelieveme,lookatthem.Thisstalkbelongedtothisumkin.Nobodycandoubtit.Thisotherone,asyoucaneasilysee,belongedtothisone.Thisone,whichiswider,mustbelongtothisotherone.Exactly!Andthisone...andthatone!
"
Ashesaidthesewords,hefittedastalktothehollowremainingintheumkinwhenitwaslucked,andwithastonishmentthesectatorssawthatthestalkexactlyfittedtheshaeofthehole.Thentheyall,includingtheolicemenandtheinsectorhimself,bentdownlowandbegantoassistBuscabeatasinthisstrangeroof,allsayingwithchildishleasure,
"Yes,yes!Itiscertainlyso!Thisonebelongshere!Doyousee?
"
Theoldfarmer&aos;seyesfilledwithtearsofhainess,andtheolicemenshowedthemselvesreadytotaketherobberofftorison.
Itisunnecessarytosaythatthisleasurewasgrantedthem,andthatFulanowasobligedtoreturntothemerchantthefifteenduroshehadreceived.
BuscabeatasreturnedtoRotawithdeesatisfaction,butheketsayingontheway,
"Howbeautifultheylookedinthemarket-lace!IshouldhavebroughtbackManuela,sothatImighteathertonightandkeetheseeds.
"