“Listen, General. If this uproar is to continue, as it would appear that it will, if the revolution does not end, we already have enough to go abroad and live it up for a good while.” Demetrio shook his head no. “Wouldn’t you do that? What are we staying for, then? What cause would we be defending now?” Luis Cervantes asked. “That’s something that I just can’t explain, curro. I just feel that it wouldn’t be manly . . .” Demetrio replied.