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hadn't jogged his elbow。
;To put it shortly�察 �I won Carmen back that day�察 �and my first words
were to tell her she was a widow。
;When she knew how it had all happened
; 'You'll always be a /lillipendi/��' she said。 'Garcia ought to have killed
you。 Your Navarrese guard is a pack of nonsense�察�and he has sent far more
skilful men than you into the darkness。 It was just that his time had come
and yours will come too。'
; 'Ay�察�and yours too��if you're not a faithful /romi/ to me。'
; 'So be it��' said she。 'I've read in the coffee grounds�察�more than once�察�
that you and I were to end our lives together。 Pshaw� �what must be�察�will
be��' and she rattled her castanets�察�as was her way when she wanted to drive
away some worrying thought。
;One runs on when one is talking about one's self。 I dare say all these
details bore you�察�but I shall soon be at the end of my story。 Our new life
lasted for some considerable time。 /El Dancaire/ and I gathered a few
comrades about us�察�who were more trustworthy than our earlier ones�察�and
we turned our attention to smuggling。 Occasionally�察�indeed�察�I must confess
we stopped travellers on the highways�察�but never unless we were at the last
extremity�察�and could not avoid doing so�察�and besides�察�we never ill´treated
the travellers�察�and confined ourselves to taking their money from them。
;For some months I was very well satisfied with Carmen。 She still
served us in our smuggling operations�察 �by giving us notice of any
opportunity of making a good haul。 She remained either at Malaga�察 �at
Cordova�察 �or at Granada�察 �but at a word from me she would leave
everything�察 �and come to meet me at some /venta/ or even in our lonely
camp。 Only onceit was at Malagashe caused me some uneasiness。 I
heard she had fixed her fancy upon a very rich merchant�察�with whom she
probably proposed to play her Gibraltar trick over again。 In spite of
everything /El Dancaire/ said to stop me�察�I started off�察�walked into Malaga
in broad daylight�察�sought for Carmen and carried her off instantly。 We had
a sharp altercation。
; 'Do you know��' said she�察�'now that you're my /rom/ for good and all�察�I
don't care for you so much as when you were my /minchorro/� �I won't be
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worried�察�and above all�察�I won't be ordered about。 I choose to be free to do
as I like。 Take care you don't drive me too far�察�if you tire me out�察�I'll find
some good fellow who'll serve you just as you served /El Tuerto/。'
;/El Dancaire/ patched it up between us�察�but we had said things to each
other that rankled in our hearts�察�and we were not as we had been before。
Shortly after that we had a misfortune�此 �the soldiers caught us�察 �/El
Dancaire/ and two of my comrades were killed�察�two others were taken。 I
was sorely wounded�察�and�察�but for my good horse�察�I should have fallen into
the soldiers' hands。 Half dead with fatigue�察�and with a bullet in my body�察�I
sought shelter in a wood�察�with my only remaining comrade。 When I got off
my horse I fainted away�察 �and I thought I was going to die there in the
brushwood�察�like a shot hare。 My comrade carried me to a cave he knew of�察�
and then he sent to fetch Carmen。
;She was at Granada�察 �and she hurried to me at once。 For a whole
fortnight she never left me for a single instant。 She never closed her eyes�察�
she nursed me with a skill and care such as no woman ever showed to the
man she loved most tenderly。 As soon as I could stand on my feet�察 �she
conveyed me with the utmost secrecy to Granada。 These gipsy women
find safe shelter everywhere�察�and I spent more than six weeks in a house
only two doors from that of the /Corregidor/ who was trying to arrest me。
More than once I saw him pass by�察 �from behind the shutter。 At last I
recovered�察�but I had thought a great deal�察 �on my bed of pain�察�and I had
planned to change my way of life。 I suggested to Carmen that we should
leave Spain�察�and seek an honest livelihood in the New World。 She laughed
in my face。
; 'We were not born to plant cabbages��' she cried。 'Our fate is to live
/payllos/� �Listen�此 �I've arranged a business with Nathan Ben´ Joseph at
Gibraltar。 He has cotton stuffs that he can not get through till you come to
fetch them。 He knows you're alive�察�and reckons upon you。 What would our
Gibraltar correspondents say if you failed them��'
;I let myself by persuaded�察�and took up my vile trade once more。
;While I was hiding at Granada there were bull´fights there�察�to which
Carmen went。 When she came back she talked a great deal about a skilful
/picador/ of the name of Lucas。 She knew the name of his horse�察�and how
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much his embroidered jacket had cost him。 I paid no attention to this�察�but a
few days later�察�Juanito�察�the only one of my comrades who was left�察�told me
he had seen Carmen with Lucas in a shop in the Zacatin。 Then I began to
feel alarmed。 I asked Carmen how and why she had made the /picador's/
acquaintance。
; 'He's a man out of whom we may be able to get something��' said she。
'A noisy stream has either water in it or pebbles。 He has earned twelve
hundred reals at the bull´fights。 It must be one of two things�此 �we must
either have his money�察�or else�察�as he is a good rider and a plucky fellow�察�
we can enroll him in our gang。 We have lost such an one an such an one�察�
you'll have to replace them。 Take this man with you��'
; 'I want neither his money nor himself��' I replied�察�'and I forbid you to
speak to him。'
; 'Beware��' she retorted。 'If any one defies me to do a thing�察�it's very
quickly done。'
;Luckily the /picador/ departed to Malaga�察�and I set about passing in
the Jew's cotton stuffs。 This expedition gave me a great deal to do�察 �and
Carmen as well。 I forgot Lucas�察�and perhaps she forgot him too for the
moment�察�at all events。 It was just about that time�察�sir�察�that I met you�察�first
at Montilla�察 �and then afterward at Cordova。 I won't talk about that last
interview。 You know more about it�察�perhaps�察�than I do。 Carmen stole your
watch from you�察�she wanted to have your money besides�察�and especially
that ring I see on your finger�察�and which she declared to be a magic ring�察�
the possession of which was very important to her。 We had a violent
quarrel�察�and I struck her。 She turned pale and began to cry。 It was the first
time I had ever seen her cry�察�and it affected me in the most painful manner。
I begged her to forgive me�察�but she sulked with me for a whole day�察�and
when I started back to Montilla she wouldn't kiss me。 My heart was still
very sore�察�when�察�three days later�察�she joined me with a smiling face and as
merry as a lark。 Everything was forgotten�察 �and we were like a pair of
honeymoon lovers。 Just as we were parting she said�察 �'There's a /fete/ at
Cordova�察�I shall go and see it�察�and then I shall know what people will be
coming away with money�察�and I can warn you。'
;I let her go。 When I was alone I thought about the /fete/�察�and about the
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change in Carmen's temper。 'She must have avenged herself already��' said I
to myself�察�'since she was the first to make our quarrel up。' A peasant told
me there was to be bull´fighting at Cordova。 Then my blood began to boil�察�
and I went off like a madman straight to the bull´ring。 I had Lucas pointed
out to me�察�and on the bench�察�just beside the barrier�察�I recognised Carmen。
One glance at her was enough to turn my suspicion into certainty。 When
the first bull appeared Lucas began�察�as I had expected to play the agreeable�察�
he snatched the cockade off the bull and presented it to Carmen�察�who put it
in her hair at once。*
* /La divisa/。 A knot of ribbon�察 �the colour of which indicates the
pasturage from which each bull comes。 This knot of ribbon is
fastened into the bull's hide with a sort of hook�察�and it is considered
the very height of gallantry to snatch it off the living beast and
present it to a woman。
;The bull avenged me。 Lucas was knocked down�察�with his horse on his
chest�察�and the bull on top of both of them。 I looked for Carmen�察�she had
disappeared from her place already。 I couldn't get out of mine�察�and I was
obliged to wait until the bull´fight was over。 Then I went off to that house
you already know�察�and waited there quietly all that evening and part of the
night。 Toward two o'clock in the morning Carmen came back�察 �and was
rather surprised to see me。
; 'Come with me��' said I。
; 'Very well��' said she�察�'let's be off。'
;I went and got my horse�察�and took her up behind me�察�and we travelled
all the rest of the night without saying a word to each other。 When daylight
came we stopped at a lonely inn�察�not far from a hermitage。 There I said to
Carmen�此�
; 'ListenI forget everything�察 �I won't mention anything to you。 But
swear one thing to
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