#9

Unsheathe*	칼집에서 뽑다, 빼내다
Shrub*	관목
How come*	어째서, 왜
Attentively*	조심스럽게, 정중히, 신경써서
Conspire*	음모(모의)를 꾸미다
A stream of words*	줄줄 나오는 말
Retaliate*	보복하다, 앙갚음하다
Stall*	(특히 시장의) 가판대, 좌판
Dangger*	단도, 단검
Alongside*	옆에, 나란히

 

* As a child in church, he had always looked at the image of Saint Santiago Matamoros on his white horse, his sword unsheathed, and figures such as these kneeling at his feet.

 

* He had discovered that the presence of a certain bird meant that a snake was nearby, and that a certain shrub was a sign that there was water in the area.

 

* How come you speak Spanish?

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* The boy noticed that the owner of the bar stood nearby, listening attentively to their conversation.

 

* But he trusted in the old man, who had said that, when you really want something, the univers always conspires in your favor.

 

* He got up to pay the bill, but the owner grabbed him and began to speak to him in an angry stream of words.

 

* The boy was strong, and wanted to retaliate, but he was in a foreign country.

 

* Everyone there were stalls with items for sale.

 

* There were thousands of people there, arguing, selling, and buying ; vegetables for sale amongst danggers, and carpets displayed alongside tabacco.