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Amor, que astro eres!
Nang kinabukasan, isang araw ng Huwebes, bago lumubog ang araw ay
naglalakad si Isagani sa liwaliwang Maria Cristina na tungo sa Malecon, upang
pumunta sa itinipan sa kanya ni Paulita nang umagang iyon.
Walang pagaalinlangan ang binata na ang kanilang pag-uusapan ay ang nangyari sa gabing
nagdaan, at sa dahilang siyay handang hingan ng paliwanag ng binibini at alam niya
ang pagkamataas at ugaling matigas nito ay inaasahan na ang isang pagkakasira.
Dahil sa pagbabakasakaling ito ay dinala niya ang dalawang bugtong na sulat ni
Paulita, dalawang kaputol na papel, na bahagyang kinatatalaan ng ilang talatang
madalian ang pagkakatitik na may ilang bura at di lubhang ayos ang pagkakasulat,
mga bagay na hindi nakahadlang upang ang mga iyon ay pakaingatan ng binatang
nangingibig, higit pa sa kung silay naging mga sulat ni Safo o ng musa Polimnia.
I would be glad if on the receipt of this you are in good health and happy.
I was very much surprised that you had a letter for Papa and none for me;
but at first, when they told me about it, I did not believe it, because I did
not expect that a person like you would do such a thing. But later I was
convinced that you are like a newly opened rose, very flushed and fragrant
at the beginning, but afterwards it begins to wither. Before, however, when
I did not write you, you wrote me, but now no more. It seems that you
have imitated my example when I went to Antipolo 1 and you have done
wrong because I was not at my own house, and besides you know very
well that you cannot hide any thing from those girls. I could very well
write to Papa, but in order that you might not say anything, I did not,
though Mama had ordered me to do so. You cannot have these pretexts
because you are at your home and nobody meddles with you. Truly I tell
you that I am very resentful for what you have done and for another thing
that I will tell you later when you come.
Excuse the writing and all the mistakes you find in it. Command at your
pleasure your true servant who kisses your hand,
TAIMIS
-----Kabanata XXIV
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