How does Don Aurelio react when he hears that the mayor is threatening to shoot him? What does this attitude tell you about the personalities of the dentist and the mayor? Why do you think Don Aurelio and the mayor don't get along? Do you think it was really necessary not to use anesthesia? What do you think the commentary means, "Here we pay twenty dead, Lieutenant"? What does this tell you about the mayor and his authority in the village?