THE HIGH OFFICIAL
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Outside he found his carriage awaiting him. "Some day when you declare yourselves independent," he said somewhat abstractedly to the native lackey who opened the carriage-door for him, "remember that there were not lacking in Spain hearts that beat for you and struggled for your rights!"
"Where, sir?" asked the lackey, who had understood nothing of this and was inquiring whither they should go.
Two hours later the high official handed in his resignation and announced his intention of returning to Spain by the next mail-steamer.
