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their name of /Flemings/。
;She disappeared�察 �and soon came back bringing me a striped cloak
which she had gone to fetch�察�I knew not whence。 She made me take off my
uniform�察�and put on the cloak over my shirt。 Thus dressed�察�and with the
wound on my head bound round with the handkerchief�察 �I was tolerably
like a Valencian peasant�察 �many of whom come to Seville to sell a drink
they make out of '/chufas/。'* Then she took me to a house very much like
Dorotea's�察�at the bottom of a little lane。 Here she and another gipsy woman
washed and dressed my wounds�察�better than any army surgeon could have
done�察�gave me something�察�I know not what�察�to drink�察�and finally made me
lie down on a mattress�察�on which I went to sleep。
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* A bulbous root�察 �out of which rather a pleasant beverage is
manufactured。
;Probably the woman had mixed one of the soporific drugs of which
they know the secret in my drink�察�for I did not wake up till very late the
next day。 I was rather feverish�察�and had a violent headache。 It was some
time before the memory of the terrible scene in which I had taken part on
the previous night came back to me。 After having dressed my wound�察�
Carmen and her friend�察 �squatting on their heels beside my mattress�察�
exchanged a few words of '/chipe calli/��' which appeared to me to be
something in the nature of a medical consultation。 Then they both of them
assured me that I should soon be cured�察�but that I must get out of Seville at
the earliest possible moment�察�for that�察�if I was caught there�察�I should most
undoubtedly be shot。
; 'My boy��' said Carmen to me�察�'you'll have to do something。 Now that
the king won't give you either rice or haddock* you'll have to think of
earning your livelihood。 You're too stupid for stealing /a pastesas/。** But
you are brave and active。 If you have the pluck�察�take yourself off to the
coast and turn smuggler。 Haven't I promised to get you hanged�拭 �That's
better than being shot�察�and besides�察�if you set about it properly�察�you'll live
like a prince as long as the /minons/*** and the coast´guard don't lay their
hands on your collar。'
* The ordinary food of a Spanish soldier。
** /Ustilar a pastesas/�察 �to steal cleverly�察 �to purloin without
violence。
*** A sort of volunteer corps。
;In this attractive guise did this fiend of a girl describe the new career
she was suggesting to me��the only one�察 �indeed�察 �remaining�察 �now I had
incurred the penalty of death。 Shall I confess it�察 �sir�拭 �She persuaded me
without much difficulty。 This wild and dangerous life�察 �it seemed to me�察�
would bind her and me more closely together。 In future�察�I thought�察�I should
be able to make sure of her love。
;I had often heard talk of certain smugglers who travelled about
Andalusia�察�each riding a good horse�察�with his mistress behind him and his
blunderbuss in his fist。 Already I saw myself trotting up and down the
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world�察�with a pretty gipsy behind me。 When I mentioned that notion to her�察�
she laughed till she had to hold her sides�察�and vowed there was nothing in
the world so delightful as a night spent camping in the open air�察�when each
/rom/ retired with his /romi/ beneath their little tent�察�made of three hoops
with a blanket thrown across them。
; 'If I take to the mountains��' said I to her�察 �'I shall be sure of you。
There'll be no lieutenant there to go shares with me。'
; 'Ha� �ha� �you're jealous��' she retorted�察 �'so much the worse for you。
How can you be such a fool as that�拭 �Don't you see I must love you�察�
because I have never asked you for money��'
;When she said that sort to thing I could have strangled her。
;To shorten the story�察 �sir�察 �Carmen procured me civilian clothes�察�
disguised in which I got out of Seville without being recognised。 I went to
Jerez�察�with a letter from Pastia to a dealer in anisette whose house was the
smugglers' meeting´place。 I was introduced to them�察 �and their leader�察�
surnamed /El Dancaire/�察�enrolled me in his gang。 We started for Gaucin�察�
where I found Carmen�察�who had told me she would meet me there。 In all
these expeditions she acted as spy for our gang�察�and she was the best that
ever was seen。 She had now just returned from Gibraltar�察�and had already
arranged with the captain of a ship for a cargo of English goods which we
were to receive on the coast。 We went to meet it near Estepona。 We hid
part in the mountains�察 �and laden with the rest�察 �we proceeded to Ronda。
Carmen had gone there before us。 It was she again who warned us when
we had better enter the town。 This first journey�察 �and several subsequent
ones�察�turned out well。 I found the smuggler's life pleasanter than a soldier's�此�
I could give presents to Carmen�察�I had money�察�and I had a mistress。 I felt
little or no remorse�察�for�察�as the gipsies say�察�'The happy man never longs to
scratch his itch。' We were made welcome everywhere�察 �my comrades
treated me well�察�and even showed me a certain respect。 The reason of this
was that I had killed my man�察�and that some of them had no exploit of that
description on their conscience。 But what I valued most in my new life
was that I often saw Carmen。 She showed me more affection than ever�察�
nevertheless�察 �she would never admit�察 �before my comrades�察 �that she was
my mistress�察 �and she had even made me swear all sorts of oaths that I
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would not say anything about her to them。 I was so weak in that creature's
hands�察�that I obeyed all her whims。 And besides�察�this was the first time she
had revealed herself as possessing any of the reserve of a well´conducted
woman�察 �and I was simple enough to believe she had really cast off her
former habits。
;Our gang�察 �which consisted of eight or ten men�察 �was hardly ever
together except at decisive moments�察 �and we were usually scattered by
twos and threes about the towns and villages。 Each one of us pretended to
have some trade。 One was a tinker�察�another was a groom�察�I was supposed
to peddle haberdashery�察�but I hardly ever showed myself in large places�察�
on account of my unlucky business at Seville。 One day�察�or rather one night�察�
we were to meet below Veger。 /El Dancaire/ and I got there before the
others。
; 'We shall soon have a new comrade��' said he。 'Carmen has just
managed one of her best tricks。 She has contrived the escape of her /rom/�察�
who was in the /presidio/ at Tarifa。'
;I was already beginning to understand the gipsy language�察 �which
nearly all my comrades spoke�察�and this word /rom/ startled me。
;What� �her husband�拭�Is she married�察�then��' said I to the captain。
; 'Yes��' he replied�察�'married to Garcia /el Tuerto/*as cunning a gipsy
as she is herself。 The poor fellow has been at the galleys。 Carmen has
wheedled the surgeon of the /presidio/ to such good purpose that she has
managed to get her /rom/ out of prison。 Faith� �that girl's worth her weight
in gold。 For two years she has been trying to contrive his escape�察�but she
could do nothing until the authorities took it into their heads to change the
surgeon。 She soon managed to come to an understanding with this new
one。'
* One´eyed man。
;You may imagine how pleasant this news was for me。 I soon saw
Garcia /el Tuerto/。 He was the very ugliest brute that was ever nursed in
gipsydom。 His skin was black�察�his soul was blacker�察�and he was altogether
the most thorough´paced ruffian I ever came across in my life。 Carmen
arrived with him�察�and when she called him her /rom/ in my presence�察�you
should have seen the eyes she made at me�察 �and the faces she pulled
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whenever Garcia turned his head away。
;I was disgusted�察 �and never spoke a word to her all night。 The next
morning we had made up our packs�察 �and had already started�察 �when we
became aware that we had a dozen horsemen on our heels。 The braggart
Andalusians�察 �who had been boasting they would murder every one who
came near them�察�cut a pitiful figure at once。 There was a general rout。 /El
Dancaire/�察�Garcia�察�a good´looking fellow from Ecija�察�who was called /El
Remendado/�察 �and Carmen herself�察 �kept their wits about them。 The rest
forsook the mules and took to the gorges�察 �where the horses could not
follow them。 There was no hope of saving the mules�察 �so we hastily
unstrapped the best part of our booty�察�and taking it on our shoulders�察�we
tried to escape through the rocks down the steepest of the slopes。 We
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