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"WeareatCahide.Wemustgetoffhereahecoach."
"Youareverykind，sir."Thefatmaogatheruphisluggage.
TwostagecoacheswerestandiheihewaytoVillaRealaoa.Passionhiswaytothecoaches，JoaodeSousafoupassengerarguihawaiter.HestoppedtoaskifhewasgoaortoVillaReal.
"Iamgoa，sir，justthinkofit!Aterriblething!Iycupoftea."
"Thatisaveryseriousmatteri;saidtheyoungmangravely.
"Serious?Ibelieveyou.Whatsortofarestaurantisthis?Thereisnotaleafofblatheplace!"
"Allpassengersfoataketheirplaces，please，"calledouttheguard，aiheoldgdressoftheplace.
&passengeragainsatdownoppositeJoaodeSousa.
"Soyouhavebeendisappointedagain，sir?"
"Don'tspeakofit.Itistooawful.Whatajouromakewithoutmycupoftea!"
"ButyouwillhaveanotherAmatante，wherewegethehorses."
"Oh，Iamglad.Yood，sir."
Thecoachrolledhthetryroads，andihemotiohepasse.JoaodeSousaremaigthetrypassuofthemoohehedges，thelightsfromthehousesofavillageonthehillside.PreseotheabridgeofAmaraheinofwhichislostisofthepast.ThecoachpassedintothenarrowstooppedoutsidethefamousoldinnoftheCapadera.Thedining-roomoftheinnwasfulloftobaokeandthesmellofchocolate.Thewaiteradvaoshowthetravelerstotheirseats，alyareallyextsupperwasserved.ThisJoaodeShlyenjthegoodenas.Helookedroundapasseingataerofthetable，waitinganxiouslytospeaktothewaiter."Waiter，Iandblack，remember.Nootherwilldo."
"Sir，inaninstant.Imustjustservethesupper，andthenIwillordertheteaforyou.Whatwillyouhaveforsupper，sir?"
"IoteatanythinguntilIhavehadmytea."
&eruedservidishesofdallkifood;andbottlesofgoodwinewerepassedmerrilyrouhefatpassely.Presentlyitwasahecoachwouldstarties，andtherewasgreatextand.EveryoofihedJoaodeSousaheardtheunhappyvoiceofthefatpassengersaying，"Aer，whataboutthattea?""Ie，sir."
Allhadtakentheirplacesexceptthefatman，whostoodatthedooroftheihecoabthemountaiarowelveoxee，gaywithreddbrassbells.Theguardcalledtothefatpasseakeyourplace，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，pihecoachstoppedatahevillageofQuihosepassengersakedesdedtostretchtheirlegsinthepuremair.
JoaodeSousawalkedalthesplendourofthesery.Peakafterpeakextendedasfarastheeyecouldsee，andlowerdownshochofwater.Thewholelovelypicturewasframedirees，andastheyoungmaodrawabreathofdelight，heheardasloroag.Alongyawnofwearinesssouohisear，andJoaodeSousasmiledatthesightofthefatpasseillhalfasleep，andsodifferentfromtheglowofthenew
"Well，sir，howareyou?Whataboutyourteanow?"
"friend，Ihavereallylostallhopes.Thereismiserableinn;theysaynooneeverasksforsug."
Thehorseswereready，andtheguardgavethesignalforthestart.Theywentfastdowain-sideandweresoonamongdarktreesa.PresentlythepassehegrapesthatgrowbytheDouro.Bythesideofthegreatrivertheydroveformahehousesgrewthidgardetheyereetsoa.Itwasjusthalfpasteightinthem，therighthourforbreakfast.
Asthecoachstoppedatthehotel，afinebuildingwithgreehefatpasseoJoaodeSousawithasmile."Ithankyou，sir，forallyourcourtesy.Ishouldhavehadadreadfuljouryreeablepany.IottellyouhowIhavesufferedfromthelossofmycupoftea.Itiswrosatmyage.Takemyadviddonotallowanythihahabityouhaveformed，ifitisagoodone.NowIgetmycupofteaatlast.Itislate，itistrue，butbetterlatethaointroducemyself，sir.MynameisBarnadedosAnjos;IamaownofFreixo-de-Espada-a-dIamtravelingtoDouroonbusiness.Ihopetomeetyouagain，sir，andinanycaseIamalwaysatyourservice.Iwishyougoodludasafejourney;andnowIamgoing，mydearyouodrihinacupoftea."
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