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the girls are coming back to work。' You must know�察�sir�察�that there are quite
four or five hundred women employed in the factory。 They roll the cigars
in a great room into which no man can go without a permit from the
/Veintiquatro/��** because when the weather is hot they make themselves at
home�察 �especially the young ones。 When the work´girls come back after
their dinner�察�numbers of young men go down to see them pass by�察�and talk
all sorts of nonsense to them。 Very few of those young ladies will refuse a
silk mantilla�察�and men who care for that sort of sport have nothing to do
but bend down and pick their fish up。 While the others watched the girls
go by�察�I stayed on my bench near the door。 I was a young fellow thenmy
heart was still in my own country�察�and I didn't believe in any pretty girls
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who hadn't blue skirts and long plaits of hair falling on their shoulders。***
And besides�察�I was rather afraid of the Andalusian women。 I had not got
used to their ways yet�察�they were always jeering onenever spoke a single
word of sense。 So I was sitting with my nose down upon my chain�察�when I
heard some bystanders say�察�'Here comes the /gitanella/��' Then I lifted up
my eyes�察�and I saw her� �It was that very Carmen you know�察�and in whose
rooms I met you a few months ago。
* Iron´shod sticks used by the Basques。
** Magistrate in charge of the municipal police arrangements�察 �and
local government regulations。
*** The costume usually worn by peasant women in Navarre and the
Basque Provinces。
;She was wearing a very short skirt�察 �below which her white silk
stockingswith more than one hole in themand her dainty red morocco
shoes�察 �fastened with flame´coloured ribbons�察 �were clearly seen。 She had
thrown her mantilla back�察 �to show her shoulders�察 �and a great bunch of
acacia that was thrust into her chemise。 She had another acacia blossom in
the corner of her mouth�察�and she walked along�察�swaying her hips�察�like a
filly from the Cordova stud farm。 In my country anybody who had seen a
woman dressed in that fashion would have crossed himself。 At Seville
every man paid her some bold compliment on her appearance。 She had an
answer for each and all�察�with her hand on her hip�察�as bold as the thorough
gipsy she was。 At first I didn't like her looks�察�and I fell to my work again。
But she�察�like all women and cats�察�who won't come if you call them�察�and do
come if you don't call them�察�stopped short in front of me�察�and spoke to me。
; '/Compadre/��' said she�察�in the Andalusian fashion�察�'won't you give me
your chain for the keys of my strong box��'
; 'It's for my priming´pin��' said I。
; 'Your priming´pin��' she cried�察 �with a laugh。 'Oho� �I suppose the
gentleman makes lace�察�as he wants pins��'
;Everybody began to laugh�察�and I felt myself getting red in the face�察�
and couldn't hit on anything in answer。
; 'Come�察 �my love��' she began again�察�'make me seven ells of lace for
my mantilla�察�my pet pin´maker��'
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;And taking the acacia blossom out of her mouth she flipped it at me
with her thumb so that it hit me just between the eyes。 I tell you�察�sir�察�I felt
as if a bullet had struck me。 I didn't know which way to look。 I sat stock´
still�察�like a wooden board。 When she had gone into the factory�察�I saw the
acacia blossom�察�which had fallen on the ground between my feet。 I don't
know what made me do it�察 �but I picked it up�察 �unseen by any of my
comrades�察�and put it carefully inside my jacket。 That was my first folly。
;Two or three hours later I was still thinking about her�察�when a panting�察�
terrified´looking porter rushed into the guard´room。 He told us a woman
had been stabbed in the great cigar´room�察�and that the guard must be sent
in at once。 The sergeant told me to take two men�察�and go and see to it。 I
took my two men and went upstairs。 Imagine�察�sir�察�that when I got into the
room�察�I found�察�to begin with�察�some three hundred women�察�stripped to their
shifts�察�or very near it�察�all of them screaming and yelling and gesticulating�察�
and making such a row that you couldn't have heard God's own thunder。
On one side of the room one of the women was lying on the broad of her
back�察 �streaming with blood�察 �with an X newly cut on her face by two
strokes of a knife。 Opposite the wounded woman�察�whom the best´natured
of the band were attending�察 �I saw Carmen�察 �held by five or six of her
comrades。 The wounded woman was crying out�察�'A confessor�察�a confessor� �
I'm killed��' Carmen said nothing at all。 She clinched her teeth and rolled
her eyes like a chameleon。 'What's this��' I asked。 I had hard work to find
out what had happened�察�for all the work´girls talked at once。 It appeared
that the injured girl had boasted she had money enough in her pocket to
buy a donkey at the Triana Market。 'Why��' said Carmen�察�who had a tongue
of her own�察 �'can't you do with a broom��' Stung by this taunt�察 �it may be
because she felt herself rather unsound in that particular�察 �the other girl
replied that she knew nothing about brooms�察�seeing she had not the honour
of being either a gipsy or one of the devil's godchildren�察 �but that the
Senorita Carmen would shortly make acquaintance with her donkey�察�when
the /Corregidor/ took her out riding with two lackeys behind her to keep
the flies off。 'Well��' retorted Carmen�察 �'I'll make troughs for the flies to
drink out of on your cheeks�察�and I'll paint a draught´board on them��'* And
thereupon�察�slap�察�bank� �She began making St。 Andrew's crosses on the girl's
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face with a knife she had been using for cutting off the ends of the cigars。
* /Pintar un javeque/�察 �paint a xebec�察─ �a particular type of ship。
Most Spanish vessels of this description have a checkered red and
white stripe painted around them。
;The case was quite clear。 I took hold of Carmen's arm。 'Sister mine��' I
said civilly�察�'you must come with me。' She shot a glance of recognition at
me�察 �but she said�察 �with a resigned look�此 �'Let's be off。 Where is my
mantilla��' She put it over her head so that only one of her great eyes was
to be seen�察�and followed my two men�察�as quiet as a lamb。 When we got to
the guardroom the sergeant said it was a serious job�察�and he must send her
to prison。 I was told off again to take her there。 I put her between two
dragoons�察 �as a corporal does on such occasions。 We started off for the
town。 The gipsy had begun by holding her tongue。 But when we got to the
/Calle de la Serpiente/you know it�察�and that it earns its name by its many
windingsshe began by dropping her mantilla on to her shoulders�察�so as to
show me her coaxing little face�察�and turning round to me as well as she
could�察�she said�此�
; '/Oficial mio/�察�where are you taking me to��'
; 'To prison�察�my poor child��' I replied�察�as gently as I could�察�just as any
kind´hearted soldier is bound to speak to a prisoner�察 �and especially to a
woman。
; 'Alack� �What will become of me� �Senor Oficial�察 �have pity on me� �
You are so young�察�so good´looking。' Then�察�in a lower tone�察�she said�察�'Let
me get away�察�and I'll give you a bit of the /bar lachi/�察�that will make every
woman fall in love with you��'
;The /bar lachi/�察 �sir�察 �is the loadstone�察 �with which the gipsies declare
one who knows how to use it can cast any number of spells。 If you can
make a woman drink a little scrap of it�察�powdered�察�in a glass of white wine�察�
she'll never be able to resist you。 I answered�察�as gravely as I could�此�
; 'We are not here to talk nonsense。 You'll have to go to prison。 Those
are my orders�察�and there's no help for it��'
;We men from the Basque country have an accent which all Spaniards
easily recognise�察�on the other hand�察�not one of them can ever learn to say
/Bai�察�jaona/��*
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* Yes�察�sir。
;So Carmen easily guessed I was from the Provinces。 You know�察�sir�察�
that the gipsies�察 �who belong to no particular country�察 �and are always
moving about�察�speak every language�察�and most of them are quite at home
in Portugal�察 �in France�察�in our Provinces�察 �in Catalonia�察 �or anywhere else。
They can even make themselves understood by Moors and English people。
Carmen knew Basque tolerably well。
; '/Laguna ene bihotsarena/�察�comrade of my heart��' said she suddenly。
'Do you belong to our country��'
;Our language is so beautiful�察 �sir�察 �that when we hear it in a foreign
country it makes us quiver。 I wish�察─�added the bandit in a lower tone�察 �I
could have a confessor from my own country。;
After a silence�察�he began again。
; 'I belong to Elizondo��' I answered in Basque�察�very much affected by
the sound of my own language。
; 'I come from Etchalar��' said she ��that's a district about four hours'
journey from my home��。 'I was carried off to Seville by the gipsies。 I was
working in the factory to earn enough mo
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