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This short chapter stands as an epilogue to the previous one. It\'s
the aftermath of El Sordo\'s doomed stand. Hemingway gives you a chance
to think about it.
The Nationalist cavalry pass in front of Robert Jordan\'s eyes again.
Jordan sees a long poncho \"bulging as a pod bulges with peas.\" We know
what\'s in there although Jordan doesn\'t yet.
Hemingway gives us another insight into the complex character of
Lieutenant Berrendo. He feels distaste for what\'s just happened, yet
he basically enjoys military maneuvers. He says a prayer to the Virgin
Mary for his dead friend Julian.
Anselmo, returning from his duty of tallying vehicle movement,
passes the hill where El Sordo made his final stand and sees the
headless bodies. And now Anselmo prays, for the first time since the
start of the movement; it is the same prayer Lieutenant Berrendo
just said!
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