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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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