The Salvation of Pisco Gabar And Other Stories
“It was hard to come by amusement in that little Spanish town. On a Friday there was an organ recital in the church. On a Saturday there was often a boxing match. On a Tuesday, market day, the inn was worth a visit, for the farmers, the carriers, and the wine merchants gathered together, and there was much racy talk while the chorus of mules jangled their bells as they fed. On all the other days there was nothing to pass the evening but the popular amusement of walking up and down the station platform and watching the trains. Ramon was as bored as I. He was an engineer—a hearty Spaniard of the new school, with a horror of sentiment, politics, and provincialism. His countrymen found Ramon a little too frigid for their taste. To the Anglo-Saxon he was delightful.
There was a cinema in Ventas, but it had never occurred to either of us that we might go. We had sat in silence for half an hour before I suggested it. Ramon protested, but gave way.
The film was called A Strong Man’s Agony.
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