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&passengeragainsatdownoppositeJoaodeSousa.
"Soyouhavebeendisappointedagain，sir?"
"Don'tspeakofit.Itistooawful.Whatajouromakewithoutmycupoftea!"
"ButyouwillhaveanotherAmatante，wherewegethehorses."
"Oh，Iamglad.Yood，sir."
Thecoachrolledhthetryroads，andihemotiohepasse.JoaodeSousaremaigthetrypassuofthemoohehedges，thelightsfromthehousesofavillageonthehillside.PreseotheabridgeofAmataheinofwhichislostisofthepast.ThecoachpassedintothenarrowstooppedoutsidethefamousoldinnoftheCapadera.
Thedining-roomoftheinnwasfulloftobaokeandthesmellofchocolate.Thewaiteradvaoshowthetravelerstotheirseats，alyareallyextsupperwasserved.ThisJoaodeShlyenjthegoodenas.Helookedroundapasseingataerofthetable，waitinganxiouslytospeaktothe>
"Waiter，Ioftea，strongandblack，remember.Nootherwilldo."
"Sir，inaninstant.Imustjustservethesupper，andthenIwillordertheteaforyou.Whatwillyouhaveforsupper，sir?"
"IoteatanythinguntilIhavehadmytea."
&eruedservidishesofdallkifood;andbottlesofgoodwinewerepassedmerrilyrouhefatpassely.Presentlyitwasahecoachwouldstarties，andtherewasgreatextand.EveryoofihedJoaodeSousaheardtheunhappyvoiceofthefatpassengersaying，"Aer，whataboutthattea?""Ie，sir."
Allhadtakentheirplacesexceptthefatman，whostoodatthedooroftheily.Asthecoabthemountaiarowelveoxee，gaywithreddbrassbells.Theguardcalledtothefatpasse;Takeyourplace，sir，ifyouplease.Iolo;
&hewaiteringwithasteamingcupofteaonatray.Thefatpassengerhadoohecoach，butheutteredacryofjoy，seizedthedraisedittohislips.Buttheaindistress，andputthecupbathetray.
"Impossibletodrier.Itisboilinghot.Whyditlikethat，whenthecoachisjuststarting?"AndhetohisplaceoppositeJoaodeSousa，tearsofpainandannoyanhiseyes.
&agebedthehillslowlyforfivehedbytheslowbutpowerfuloxen.Afiheenormousoldtreesbesidethemountainroad，andthewihroughtheirbraherelittlestreamsrandowainsnowstowardsthemightyRiverDouro.
Thedriverwalkedbesidetheleaderoftheteam，engtheoxen.AllthepasseJoaodeSousaslept.Theypassedastohouseheroad，ahrewstraionsheruptheypassedalittlecottageabovewhigamassivebloewhichlookedasifitmightfallataheroadgrewheyapproachedthetop，andthesuhiaininmanycolours—purple，pihecoachstoppedatahevillageofQuintella，andthosepassengersakedesdedtostretchtheirlegsinthepuremair.
JoaodeSousawalkedalthesplendourofthesery.Peakafterpeakextendedasfarastheeyecouldsee，andlowerdownshochofwater.Thewholelovelypicturewasframedirees，andastheyoungmaodrawabreathofdelight，heheardasloroag.Alongyawnofwearinesssouohisear，andJoaodeSousasmiledatthesightofthefatpasseillhalfasleep，andsodifferentfromtheglowofthenew
"Well，sir，howareyou?Whataboutyourteanow?"
"Oh，mydearyoungfriend，Ihavereallylostallhopes.Thereismiserableinn;theysaynooneeverasksforsug."
Thehorseswereready，andtheguardgavethesignalforthestart.Theywentfastdowain-sideandweresoonamongdarktreesa.PresentlythepassehegrapesthatgrowbytheDouro.Bythesideofthegreatrivertheydroveformahehousesgrewthidgardelasttheyereetsoa.Itwasjusthalfpasteightinthem，therighthourforbreakfast.
Asthecoachstoppedatthehotel，afinebuildingwithgreehefatpasseoJoaodeSousawithasmile."Ithankyou，sir，forallyourcourtesy.Ishouldhavehadadreadfuljouryreeablepany.IottellyouhowIhavesufferedfromthelossofmycupoftea.Itiswrosatmyage.Takemyadvice，sir，anddonotallowanythihahabityouhaveformed，ifitisagoodone.NowIgetmycupofteaatlast.Itislate，itistrue，butbetterlatethametointroducemyself，sir.MynameisBarnadedosAnjos;IamaownofFreixo-de-Espada-a-dIamtravelingtoDouroonbusiness.Ihopetomeetyouagain，sir，andinanycaseIamalwaysatyourservice.Iwishyougoodludasafejourney;andnowIamgoing，mydearyouodrihinacupoftea."
数年前，受地势所限，人们从奥波尔图去雷果阿，不得不先搭乘公共马车，然后再换乘火车。
在奥波尔图马车公司办事处门外的发车处，停靠着一辆套有六匹高头大马的马车，恭候最后一批乘客的到来。
人们围在马车周围，喧闹不已，只听见有人抱怨定了座位坐不上，有人发牢骚找不到行李。
搬运工们则时不时地说些脏话，使气氛更加混乱。
此时，一个年轻人正坐在靠马车门口的座位上。
位置他早就找到了，行李也都安放妥当了。
车内的座位除了他对面的那个，都已坐满，看来某些未能及时赶到的乘客是没有位置了。
车夫拉好缰，司门员也发出信号，准备出发。
突然，令人吃惊的一幕出现在拐角处——只见一个胖男人喘着粗气，舞着把大伞，像只鸭子一样跑过来，身后还跟着两个扛着行李的搬运工。
司门员把他大声训斥了一番后，行李被抬上了车。
胖男人爬到空位上，然后艰难地把自己的伞和大号雨衣放下。
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