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was prepared for a somewhat delicate explanation。 I had already laid my 

hand on the leg of one of the stools�察�and was studying within myself   to 

discover the exact moment at which I had better throw it at his head�察�when�察�

roughly pushing the gipsy to one side�察�the man advanced toward me。 Then 

with a step backward he cried�此�

     ;What�察�sir� �Is it you�拭─�

     I looked at him in my turn and recognised my friend Don Jose。 At that 

moment I did feel rather sorry I had saved him from the gallows。 

     ;What�察�is it you�察�my good fellow�拭─�I exclaimed�察�with as easy a smile 

as   I   could   muster。   ;You   have   interrupted   this   young   lady   just   when   she 

was foretelling me most interesting things� ─�

     ;The same as ever。 There shall be an end to it� ─�he hissed between his 

teeth�察�with a savage glance at her。 

     Meanwhile the /gitana/ was still talking to him in her own tongue。 She 

became more and more excited。 Her eyes grew fierce and bloodshot�察�her 

features     contracted�察   �she   stamped     her   foot。  She    seemed     to  me    to  be 

earnestly pressing him to do something he was unwilling to do。 What this 

was I fancied I understood only too well�察�by the fashion in which she kept 

drawing      her  little  hand   backward      and   forward    under    her   chin。  I  was 



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inclined to think she wanted to have somebody's throat cut�察�and I had a fair 

suspicion     the   throat   in  question    was   my    own。   To   all  her   torrent  of 

eloquence Don Jose's only reply was two or three shortly spoken words。 

At this the gipsy cast a glance of the most utter scorn at him�察�then�察�seating 

herself Turkish´fashion in a corner of the room�察�she picked out an orange�察�

tore off the skin�察�and began to eat it。 

     Don Jose took hold of my arm�察�opened the door�察�and led me into the 

street。 We walked some two hundred paces in the deepest silence。 Then he 

stretched out his hand。 

     ;Go straight on�察─�he said�察 �and you'll come to the bridge。; 

     That instant he turned his back on me and departed at a great pace。 I 

took my way back to my inn�察�rather crestfallen�察�and considerably out of 

temper。   The   worst   of   all   was   that�察  �when   I   undressed�察  �I   discovered   my 

watch was missing。 

     Various considerations prevented me from going to claim it next day�察�

or requesting the /Corregidor/ to be good enough to have a search made 

for it。 I finished my work on the Dominican manuscript�察�and went on to 

Seville。    After   several    months     spent   wandering      hither   and   thither   in 

Andalusia�察�I wanted to get back to Madrid�察�and with that object I had to 

pass through Cordova。 I had no intention of making any stay there�察�for I 

had   taken   a   dislike   to   that   fair   city�察  �and   to   the ladies   who   bathed   in   the 

Guadalquivir。 Nevertheless�察�I had some visits to pay�察�and certain errands to 

do�察�which must detain me several days in the old capital of the Mussulman 

princes。 

     The moment I made my appearance in the Dominican convent�察�one of 

the monks�察�who had always shown the most lively interest in my inquiries 

as to the site of the battlefield of Munda�察�welcomed me with open arms�察�

exclaiming�此�

     ;Praised   be   God� �You   are   welcome�   �My   dear   friend。 We   all   thought 

you were dead�察�and I myself have said many a /pater/ and ave/ ��not that I 

regret   them�。�   for   your   soul。   Then   you   weren't   murdered�察  �after   all�拭  �That 

you were robbed�察�we know� ─�

     ;What do you mean�拭─�I asked�察�rather astonished。 

     ;Oh�察�you know� �That splendid repeater you used to strike in the library 



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whenever we said it was time for us to go into church。 Well�察�it has been 

found�察�and you'll get it back。; 

     ;Why�察─�I broke in�察�rather put out of countenance�察 �I lost it; 

     ;The rascal's under lock and key�察�and as he was known to be a man 

who would shoot any Christian for the sake of a /peseta/�察�we were most 

dreadfully  afraid   he had   killed   you。   I'll go   with   you   to   the   /Corregidor/�察�

and he'll give you back your fine watch。 And after that�察�you won't dare to 

say the law doesn't do its work properly in Spain。; 

     ;I assure you�察─�said I�察 �I'd far rather lose my watch than have to give 

evidence in court to hang a poor unlucky devil�察�and especially because 

because; 

     ;Oh�察  �you   needn't   be   alarmed�   �He's   thoroughly   done   for�察  �they   might 

hang him twice over。 But when I say hang�察�I say wrong。 Your thief is an 

/Hidalgo/。 So he's to be garrotted the day after to´morrow�察�without fail。* 

So you see one theft more or less won't affect his position。 Would to God 

he had done nothing but steal� �But he has committed several murders�察�one 

more hideous than the other。; 

     *     In   1830�察  �the   noble   class   still   enjoyed   this   privilege。   Nowadays�察�

under the constitutional /regime/�察�commoners have attained the                       same 

dignity。 

     ;What's his name�拭─�

     ;In this country he is only known as Jose Navarro�察�but he has another 

Basque name�察�which neither your nor I will ever be able to pronounce。 By 

the way�察�the man is worth seeing�察�and you�察�who like to study the peculiar 

features of each country�察�shouldn't lose this chance of noting how a rascal 

bids farewell to this world in Spain。 He is in jail�察�and Father Martinez will 

take you to him。; 

     So bent was my Dominican friend on my seeing the preparations for 

this   ;neat   little   hanging   job;   that   I   was   fain   to   agree。   I   went   to   see   the 

prisoner�察�having provided myself with a bundle of cigars�察�which I hoped 

might induce him to forgive my intrusion。 

     I was ushered into Don Jose's presence just as he was sitting at table。 

He greeted   me   with   a  rather distant   nod�察 �and  thanked   me   civilly  for  the 

present I had brought him。 Having counted the cigars in the bundle I had 



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placed in his hand�察�he took out a certain number and returned me the rest�察�

remarking that he would not need any more of them。 

     I inquired whether by laying out a little money�察�or by applying to my 

friends�察�I might not be able to do something to soften his lot。 He shrugged 

his shoulders�察�to begin with�察�smiling sadly。 Soon�察�as by an after´thought�察�

he asked me to have a mass said for the repose of his soul。 

     Then he added nervously�此 �Would youwould you have another said 

for a person who did you a wrong�拭─�

     ;Assuredly   I   will�察  �my   dear   fellow�察─  �I   answered。   ;But   no   one   in   this 

country has wronged me so far as I know。; 

     He    took   my    hand    and   squeezed     it�察 �looking    very   grave。   After   a 

moment's silence�察�he spoke again。 

     ;Might   I   dare   to   ask   another   service   of   you�拭  �When   you   go   back   to 

your   own   country   perhaps   you   will   pass   through   Navarre。 At   all   events 

you'll go by Vittoria�察�which isn't very far off。; 

     ;Yes�察─�said I�察 �I shall certainly pass through Vittoria。 But I may very 

possibly go round by Pampeluna�察�and for your sake�察�I believe I should be 

very glad to do it。; 

     ;Well�察�if you do go to Pampeluna�察�you'll see more than one thing that 

will interest you。 It's a fine town。 I'll give you this medal�察─�he showed me a 

little silver medal that he wore hung around his neck。 ;You'll wrap it up in 

paper;he paused a moment to master his emotion ;and you'll take it�察�or 

send it�察�to an old lady whose address I'll give you。 Tell her I am deadbut 

don't tell her how I died。; 

     I   promised   to   perform  his   commission。   I   saw   him   the   next   day�察  �and 

spent part of it in his company。 From his lips I learned the sad incidents 

that follow。 



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                              CHAPTER III 



     ;I was born�察─�he said�察 �at Elizondo�察�in the valley of Baztan。 My name 

is Don Jose Lizzarrabengoa�察�and you know enough of Spain�察�sir�察�to know 

at once�察�by my name�察�that I come of an old Christian and Basque stock。 I 

call myself Don�察�because I have a right to it�察�and if I were at Elizondo I 

could   show   you   my   parchment   genealogy。   My   family   wanted   me   to   go 

into the church�察�and made me study for it�察�but I did not like work。 I was 

too   fond   of   playing   tennis�察  �and   that   was   my   ruin。   When   we   Navarrese 

begin to play tennis�察�we forget everything else。 One day�察�when I had won 

the game�察�a young fellow from Alava picked a quarrel with me。 We took to 

our /maquilas/��* and I won again。 But I had to leave the neighbourhood。 I 

fell in with some dragoons�察�and enlisted in the Almanza Cavalry Regiment。 

Mountain   folks   like   us   soon   learn   to   be   soldiers。   Before   long   I   was   a 

corporal�察�and I had been told I should soon be made a sergeant�察�when�察�to 

my misfortune�察�I was put on guard at the Seville Tobacco Factory。 If you 

have   been   to   Seville   you   have   seen   the   great   building�察  �just   outside   the 

ramparts�察�close to the Guadalquivir�察�I can fancy I see the entrance�察�and the 

guard room just beside it�察�even now。 When Spanish soldiers are on duty�察�

they either play cards or go to sleep。 I�察�like an honest Navarrese�察�always 

tried to keep myself busy。 I was making a chain to hold my priming´pin�察�

out of a bit of wire�此�all at once�察�my comrades said�察�'there's the bell ringing�察�

the girls are coming back to work。' You must know�察�sir�察�that there ar
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