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; 'I told you so。 I saw at once he was a Basque。 Now you'll hear what a
queer language he speaks。 Doesn't he look silly�拭�He's like a cat that's been
caught in the larder��'
; 'And you��' said I to her in my own language�察 �'you look like an
impudent jadeand I've a good mind to scar your face here and now�察�
before your spark。'
; 'My spark��' said she。 'Why�察 �you've guessed that all alone� �Are you
jealous of this idiot�拭�You're even sillier than you were before our evening
in the /Calle del Candilejo/� �Don't you see�察�fool�察�that at this moment I'm
doing gipsy business�察 �and doing it in the most brilliant manner�拭 �This
house belongs to methe guineas of that crayfish will belong to me� �I lead
him by the nose�察�and I'll lead him to a place that he'll never get out of��'
; 'And if I catch you doing any gipsy business in this style again�察�I'll
see to it that you never do any again��' said I。 ; 'Ah� �upon my word� �Are
you my /rom/�察�pray that you give me orders�拭�If /El Tuerto/ is pleased�察�what
have you to do with it�拭 �Oughtn't you to be very happy that you are the
only man who can call himself my /minchorro/��'*
* My ;lover�察─�or rather my ;fancy。;
; 'What does he say��' inquired the Englishman。
; 'He says he's thirsty�察�and would like a drink��' answered Carmen�察�and
she threw herself back upon a sofa�察�screaming with laughter at her own
translation。
;When that girl begins to laugh�察�sir�察�it was hopeless for anybody to try
and talk sense。 Everybody laughed with her。 The big Englishman began to
laugh too�察 �like the idiot he was�察 �and ordered the servant to bring me
something to drink。
;While I was drinking she said to me�此�
; 'Do you see that ring he has on his finger�拭�If you like I'll give it to
you。'
;And I answered�此�
; 'I would give one of my fingers to have your /milord/ out on the
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mountains�察�and each of us with a /maquila/ in his fist。'
; '/Maquila/�察�what does that mean��' asked the Englishman。
; 'Maquila��' said Carmen�察 �still laughing�察 �'means an orange。 Isn't it a
queer word for an orange�拭�He says he'd like you to eat /maquila/。'
; 'Does he��' said the Englishman。 'Very well�察�bring more /maquila/ to´
morrow。'
;While we were talking a servant came in and said dinner was ready。
Then the Englishman stood up�察�gave me a piastre�察�and offered his arm to
Carmen�察 �as if she couldn't have walked alone。 Carmen�察 �who was still
laughing�察�said to me�此�
; 'My boy�察 �I can't ask you to dinner。 But to´morrow�察 �as soon as you
hear the drums beat for parade�察�come here with your oranges。 You'll find a
better furnished room than the one in the /Calle del Candilejo/�察�and you'll
see whether I am still your /Carmencita/。 Then afterwards we'll talk about
gipsy business。'
;I gave her no answereven when I was in the street I could hear the
Englishman shouting�察 �'Bring more /maquila/ to´morrow��' and Carmen's
peals of laughter。
;I went out�察 �not knowing what I should do�察 �I hardly slept�察 �and next
morning I was so enraged with the treacherous creature that I made up my
mind to leave Gibraltar without seeing her again。 But the moment the
drums began to roll�察 �my courage failed me。 I took up my net full of
oranges�察�and hurried off to Carmen's house。 Her window´shutters had been
pulled apart a little�察�and I saw her great dark eyes watching for me。 The
powdered servant showed me in at once。 Carmen sent him out with a
message�察�and as soon as we were alone she burst into one of her fits of
crocodile laughter and threw her arms around my neck。 Never had I seen
her look so beautiful。 She was dressed out like a queen�察�and scented�察�she
had silken furniture�察�embroidered curtainsand I togged out like the thief I
was� �
; '/Minchorro/��' said Carmen�察�'I've a good mind to smash up everything
here�察�set fire to the house�察�and take myself off to the mountains。' And then
she would fondle me�察�and then she would laugh�察�and she danced about and
tore up her fripperies。 Never did monkey gambol nor make such faces�察�nor
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play such wild tricks�察 �as she did that day。 When she had recovered her
gravity
; 'Hark��' she said�察 �'this is gipsy business。 I mean him to take me to
Ronda�察�where I have a sister who is a nun' ��here she shrieked with laughter
again��。 'We shall pass by a particular spot which I shall make known to
you。 Then you must fall upon him and strip him to the skin。 Your best plan
would be to do for him�察�but��' she added�察�with a certain fiendish smile of
hers�察 �which no one who saw it ever had any desire to imitate�察 �'do you
know what you had better do�拭 �Let /El Tuerto/ come up in front of you。
You keep a little behind。 The crayfish is brave�察�and skilful too�察�and he has
good pistols。 Do you understand��'
;And she broke off with another fit of laughter that made me shiver。
; 'No��' said I�察�'I hate Garcia�察�but he's my comrade。 Some day�察�maybe�察�
I'll rid you of him�察 �but we'll settle our account after the fashion of my
country。 It's only chance that has made me a gipsy�察�and in certain things I
shall always be a thorough Navarrese��* as the proverb says。
* /Navarro fino/。
; 'You're a fool��' she rejoined�察�'a simpleton�察�a regular /payllo/。 You're
just like the dwarf who thinks himself tall because he can spit a long way。*
You don't love me� �Be off with you��'
* /Or esorjle de or marsichisle�察 �sin chisnar lachinguel/。 ;The
promise of a dwarf is that he will spit a long way。;A gipsy proverb。
;Whenever she said to me 'Be off with you�察─ �I couldn't go away。 I
promised I would start back to my comrades and wait the arrival of the
Englishman。 She�察 �on her side�察 �promised she would be ill until she left
Gibraltar for Ronda。
;I remained at Gibraltar two days longer。 She had the boldness to
disguise herself and come and see me at the inn。 I departed�察�I had a plan of
my own。 I went back to our meeting´place with the information as to the
spot and the hour at which the Englishman and Carmen were to pass by。 I
found /El Dancaire/ and Garcia waiting for me。 We spent the night in a
wood�察�beside a fire made of pine´cones that blazed splendidly。 I suggested
to Garcia that we should play cards�察�and he agreed。 In the second game I
told him he was cheating�察�he began to laugh�察�I threw the cards in his face。
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He tried to get at his blunderbuss。 I set my foot on it�察�and said�察�'They say
you can use a knife as well as the best ruffian in Malaga�察�will you try it
with me��' /El Dancaire/ tried to part us。 I had given Garcia one or two
cuffs�察�his rage had given him courage�察�he drew his knife�察�and I drew mine。
We both of us told /El Dancaire/ he must leave us alone�察�and let us fight it
out。 He saw there was no means of stopping us�察�so he stood on one side。
Garcia was already bent double�察�like a cat ready to spring upon a mouse。
He held his hat in his left hand to parry with�察�and his knife in front of him´
´that's their Andalusian guard。 I stood up in the Navarrese fashion�察 �with
my left arm raised�察�my left leg forward�察�and my knife held straight along
my right thigh。 I felt I was stronger than any giant。 He flew at me like an
arrow。 I turned round on my left foot�察�so that he found nothing in front of
him。 But I thrust him in the throat�察�and the knife went in so far that my
hand was under his chin。 I gave the blade such a twist that it broke。 That
was the end。 The blade was carried out of the wound by a gush of blood as
thick as my arm�察�and he fell full length on his face。
; 'What have you done��' said /El Dancaire/ to me。
; 'Hark ye��' said I�察�'we couldn't live on together。 I love Carmen and I
mean to be the only one。 And besides�察�Garcia was a villain。 I remember
what he did to that poor /Remendado/。 There are only two of us left now�察�
but we are both good fellows。 Come�察�will you have me for your friend�察�for
life or death��'
;/El Dancaire/ stretched out his hand。 He was a man of fifty。
; 'Devil take these love stories��' he cried。 'If you'd asked him for
Carmen he'd have sold her to you for a piastre� �There are only two of us
nowhow shall we manage for to´morrow��'
; 'I'll manage it all alone��' I answered。 'I can snap my fingers at the
whole world now。'
;We buried Garcia�察�and we moved our camp two hundred paces farther
on。 The next morning Carmen and her Englishman came along with two
muleteers and a servant。 I said to /El Dancaire/�此�
; 'I'll look after the Englishman�察 �you frighten the othersthey're not
armed��'
;The Englishman was a plucky fellow。 He'd have killed me if Carmen
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