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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 

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