See the scene where Nostromo asks Viola for a cigar , which immediately preceded the scene with Paquita where he first rebelled against his servitude . The repetition of the cigar and the Morenita here perhaps suggests that, on the brink of "the most desperate affair of his life," Nostromo is again ready to question his obedience to authority. That he is negotiating with Hernandez, the 'Robin Hood' bandit who robs only from the rich, adds to the proto-socialist suggestion.