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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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