How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
He stumbled on the last step, but he got up at once. "He even took care to brush off the dirt that was stuck to his guts," my Aunt Wene told me. Then he went into his house through the back door that had been open since six and fell on his face in the kitchen. (5.78)
If nothing else, at least this novel is consistent. In the very last line we are reminded (for the millionth time) of how absolutely ridiculous it is that Santiago was actually murdered. There is no reason that he should have been, but even with the door to his house open, it seems like he couldn't escape his fate.