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Maria is asleep. Jordan is furious with himself for not
remembering to be on guard when he saw Pablo\'s friendliness, the
sign of imminent betrayal. The exploder and the detonators will be
hard to replace with improvised materials. In fact, the whole
operation may now be impossible. Jordan flies into a rage in which
he attacks everything, particularly Spain and Spaniards.
But after realizing he is being unjust, his anger fades. He says
to a still-sleeping Maria that he\'s figured out how to improvise the
detonation. And then he echoes Pilar by saying, \"We\'ll be killed but
we\'ll blow the bridge.\" He considers Maria as his wife, and his
wedding present is that she has been able to sleep this night
without worrying.
The chapter ends with Robert Jordan the soldier counting the minutes
until the offensive begins, while Robert Jordan the lover holds
Maria close to him.
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