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tried to escape through the rocks down the steepest of the slopes。 We
threw our packs down in front of us and followed them as best we could�察�
slipping along on our heels。 Meanwhile the enemy fired at us。 It was the
first time I had ever heard bullets whistling around me and I didn't mind it
very much。 When there's a woman looking on�察�there's no particular merit
in snapping one's fingers at death。 We all escaped except the poor
/Remendado/�察�who received a bullet wound in the loins。 I threw away my
pack and tried to lift him up。
; 'Idiot��' shouted Garcia�察�'what do we want with offal� �Finish him off�察�
and don't lose the cotton stockings��'
; 'Drop him��' cried Carmen。
;I was so exhausted that I was obliged to lay him down for a moment
under a rock。 Garcia came up�察�and fired his blunderbuss full into his face。
'He'd be a clever fellow who recognised him now��' said he�察�as he looked at
the face�察�cut to pieces by a dozen slugs。
;There�察 �sir�察 �that's the delightful sort of life I've led� �That night we
found ourselves in a thicket�察 �worn out with fatigue�察 �with nothing to eat�察�
and ruined by the loss of our mules。 What do you think that devil Garcia
did�拭�He pulled a pack of cards out of his pocket and began playing games
with /El Dancaire/ by the light of a fire they kindled。 Meanwhile I was
lying down�察�staring at the stars�察�thinking of /El Remendado/�察�and telling
myself I would just as lief be in his place。 Carmen was squatting down
near me�察�and every now and then she would rattle her castanets and hum a
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tune。 Then�察�drawing close to me�察�as if she would have whispered in my ear�察�
she kissed me two or three times over almost against my will。
; 'You are a devil��' said I to her。
; 'Yes��' she replied。
;After a few hours' rest�察�she departed to Gaucin�察�and the next morning
a little goatherd brought us some food。 We stayed there all that day�察�and in
the evening we moved close to Gaucin。 We were expecting news from
Carmen�察�but none came。 After daylight broke we saw a muleteer attending
a well´dressed woman with a parasol�察�and a little girl who seemed to be
her servant。 Said Garcia�察�'There go two mules and two women whom St。
Nicholas has sent us。 I would rather have had four mules�察�but no matter。
I'll do the best I can with these。'
;He took his blunderbuss�察�and went down the pathway�察�hiding himself
among the brushwood。
;We followed him�察�/El Dancaire/ and I keeping a little way behind。 As
soon as the woman saw us�察 �instead of being frightenedand our dress
would have been enough to frighten any oneshe burst into a fit of loud
laughter。 'Ah� �the /lillipendi/� �They take me for an /erani/��'*
* ;The idiots�察�they take me for a smart lady� ─�
;It was Carmen�察�but so well disguised that if she had spoken any other
language I should never have recognised her。 She sprang off her mule�察�and
talked some time in an undertone with /El Dancaire/ and Garcia。 Then she
said to me�此�
; 'Canary´bird�察 �we shall meet again before you're hanged。 I'm off to
Gibraltar on gipsy businessyou'll soon have news of me。'
;We parted�察 �after she had told us of a place where we should find
shelter for some days。 That girl was the providence of our gang。 We soon
received some money sent by her�察 �and a piece of news which was still
more useful to usto the effect that on a certain day two English lords
would travel from Gibraltar to Granada by a road she mentioned。 This was
a word to the wise。 They had plenty of good guineas。 Garcia would have
killed them�察 �but /El Dancaire/ and I objected。 All we took from them�察�
besides their shirts�察�which we greatly needed�察�was their money and their
watches。
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;Sir�察 �a man may turn rogue in sheer thoughtlessness。 You lose your
head over a pretty girl�察 �you fight another man about her�察 �there is a
catastrophe�察 �you have to take to the mountains�察 �and you turn from a
smuggler into a robber before you have time to think about it。 After this
matter of the English lords�察 �we concluded that the neighbourhood of
Gibraltar would not be healthy for us�察�and we plunged into the /Sierra de
Ronda/。 You once mentioned Jose´Maria to me。 Well�察�it was there I made
acquaintance with him。 He always took his mistress with him on his
expeditions。 She was a pretty girl�察 �quiet�察 �modest�察 �well´ mannered�察 �you
never heard a vulgar word from her�察�and she was quite devoted to him。 He�察�
on his side�察�led her a very unhappy life。 He was always running after other
women�察 �he ill´treated her�察 �and then sometimes he would take it into his
head to be jealous。 One day he slashed her with a knife。 Well�察�she only
doted on him the more� �That's the way with women�察�and especially with
Andalusians。 This girl was proud of the scar on her arm�察 �and would
display it as though it were the most beautiful thing in the world。 And then
Jose´Maria was the worst of comrades in the bargain。 In one expedition
we made with him�察�he managed so that he kept all the profits�察�and we had
all the trouble and the blows。 But I must go back to my story。 We had no
sign at all from Carmen。 /El Dancaire/ said�此�'One of us will have to go to
Gibraltar to get news of her。 She must have planned some business。 I'd go
at once�察�only I'm too well known at Gibraltar。' /El Tuerto/ said�此�
; 'I'm well known there too。 I've played so many tricks on the
crayfish*and as I've only one eye�察�it is not overeasy for me to disguise
myself。'
* Name applied by the Spanish populace to the British soldiers�察�on
account of the colour of their uniform。
; 'Then I suppose I must go��' said I�察�delighted at the very idea of seeing
Carmen again。 'Well�察�how am I to set about it��'
;The others answered�此�
; 'You must either go by sea�察�or you must get through by San Rocco�察�
whichever you like the best�察�once you are in Gibraltar�察�inquire in the port
where a chocolate´seller called /La Rollona/ lives。 When you've found her�察�
she'll tell you everything that's happening。'
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;It was settled that we were all to start for the Sierra�察 �that I was to
leave my two companions there�察 �and take my way to Gibraltar�察 �in the
character of a fruit´seller。 At Ronda one of our men procured me a
passport�察�at Gaucin I was provided with a donkey。 I loaded it with oranges
and melons�察�and started forth。 When I reached Gibraltar I found that many
people knew /La Rollona/�察�but that she was either dead or had gone /ad
finibus terroe/��* and�察�to my mind�察�her disappearance explained the failure
of our correspondence with Carmen。 I stabled my donkey�察 �and began to
move about the town�察�carrying my oranges as though to sell them�察�but in
reality looking to see whether I could not come across any face I knew。
The place is full of ragamuffins from every country in the world�察�and it
really is like the Tower of Babel�察�for you can't go ten paces along a street
without hearing as many languages。 I did see some gipsies�察�but I hardly
dared confide in them。 I was taking stock of them�察�and they were taking
stock of me。 We had mutually guessed each other to be rogues�察 �but the
important thing for us was to know whether we belonged to the same gang。
After having spent two days in fruitless wanderings�察�and having found out
nothing either as to /La Rollona/ or as to Carmen�察�I was thinking I would
go back to my comrades as soon as I had made a few purchases�察�when�察�
toward sunset�察�as I was walking along a street�察�I heard a woman's voice
from a window say�察�'Orange´seller��'
* To the galleys�察�or else to all the devils in hell。
;I looked up�察 �and on a balcony I saw Carmen looking out�察 �beside a
scarlet´coated officer with gold epaulettes�察 �curly hair�察 �and all the
appearance of a rich /milord/。 As for her�察�she was magnificently dressed�察�a
shawl hung on her shoulders�察�she'd a gold comb in her hair�察�everything she
wore was of silk�察 �and the cunning little wretch�察 �not a bit altered�察 �was
laughing till she held her sides。
;The Englishman shouted to me in mangled Spanish to come upstairs�察�
as the lady wanted some oranges�察�and Carmen said to me in Basque�此�
; 'Come up�察�and don't look astonished at anything��'
;Indeed�察�nothing that she did ought ever to have astonished me。 I don't
know whether I was most happy or wretched at seeing her again。 At the
door of the house there was a tall English servant with a powdered head�察�
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who ushered me into a splendid drawing´room。 Instantly Carmen said to
me in Basque�察�'You don't know one word of Spanish�察�and you don't know
me。' Then turning to the Englishman�察�she added�此�
; 'I told you so。 I saw at once he was a Basque。 Now you'll hear what a
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