Father Camorra Quotes in El Filibusterismo
“The Tianí schoolmaster,” the secretary went on, as he riffled through his papers, “is looking for a better building—”
“What better building can he have than that warehouse that he has all to himself?” Father Camorra interrupted. […]
“He says there’s no roof,” the secretary replied. “And seeing as how he bought maps and notebooks out of his own pocket, he doesn’t want to expose them to bad weather.”
“That has nothing to do with me,” His Excellency muttered. “Tell him to ask the director of administration, or the provincial governor, or the nuncio.”
“I’ll tell you what, Father Camorra said. “This little schoolmaster is a bit of a filibuster malcontent. The guy’s a heretic! He maintains that a corpse rots the same whether you bury it with a ceremony or without one. Darn! One of these days I’m gonna haul off and slug him.”
“Oh, God, oh, God!” said a poor woman, emaciated from hunger. “Before You there is no rich or poor, no white or black, bring us justice!”
“Yes,” her husband answered. “The God they preach about is pure invention, a trick. They’re the first ones to not believe in Him!”
Father Camorra Quotes in El Filibusterismo
“The Tianí schoolmaster,” the secretary went on, as he riffled through his papers, “is looking for a better building—”
“What better building can he have than that warehouse that he has all to himself?” Father Camorra interrupted. […]
“He says there’s no roof,” the secretary replied. “And seeing as how he bought maps and notebooks out of his own pocket, he doesn’t want to expose them to bad weather.”
“That has nothing to do with me,” His Excellency muttered. “Tell him to ask the director of administration, or the provincial governor, or the nuncio.”
“I’ll tell you what, Father Camorra said. “This little schoolmaster is a bit of a filibuster malcontent. The guy’s a heretic! He maintains that a corpse rots the same whether you bury it with a ceremony or without one. Darn! One of these days I’m gonna haul off and slug him.”
“Oh, God, oh, God!” said a poor woman, emaciated from hunger. “Before You there is no rich or poor, no white or black, bring us justice!”
“Yes,” her husband answered. “The God they preach about is pure invention, a trick. They’re the first ones to not believe in Him!”