"Juan Antonio is a Communist," Big Pepe said.
The boy did not deny it. "Remember my words," he said, "the flag of the Falange will never fly over San Hermano."
"Not if we are still alive," Miguelito added.
"Will you listen to these children?" Pepe asked. "As soon as you turn your back they put on the pantalones and make the noises of a man!"
"This little dog of a fascist who followed you," Miguelito said, "who is his superior?"
"I don't know, compañeros. It could be Hitler...."
"It could be Franco," Big Pepe said.
"He said that," Juan Antonio said. "He said Hitler, didn't he, Miguelito?"
"Quiet," Miguelito said. "This is no joke. You said you saw him with his superior?"
Hall smiled at the boy. "Listen, chico," he said, "men with more pistols than you have tried to put words in my mouth before. All they got from my mouth was my spit."