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journey from my home��。 'I was carried off to Seville by the gipsies。 I was 

working in the factory to earn enough money to take me back to Navarre�察�

to my poor old mother�察�who has no support in the world but me�察�besides 

her little /barratcea/* with twenty cider´apple trees in it。 Ah� �if I were only 

back in my own country�察�looking up at the white mountains� �I have been 

insulted here�察�because I don't belong to this land of rogues and sellers of 

rotten    oranges�察   �and   those   hussies   are   all  banded    together   against   me�察�

because   I   told   them   that   not   all   their   Seville   /jacques/��**   and   all   their 

knives�察�would frighten an honest lad from our country�察�with his blue cap 

and his /maquila/� �Good comrade�察�won't you do anything to help your own 

countrywoman��' 

     *     Field�察�garden。 

     **    Bravos�察�boasters。 

     ;She was lying then�察�sir�察�as she has always lied。 I don't know that that 

girl   ever   spoke   a   word   of   truth   in   her   life�察  �but   when   she   did   speak�察  �I 

believed herI couldn't help myself。 She mangled her Basque words�察�and I 

believed she came from Navarre。 But her eyes and her mouth and her skin 

were enough to prove she was a gipsy。 I was mad�察�I paid no more attention 



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to anything�察�I thought to myself that if the Spaniards had dared to speak 

evil of my country�察�I would have slashed their faces just as she had slashed 

her comrade's。 In short�察�I was like a drunken man�察�I was beginning to say 

foolish things�察�and I was very near doing them。 

     ; 'If I were to give you a push and you tumbled down�察�good fellow´ 

countryman��'      she   began    again   in  Basque�察   �'those  two   Castilian    recruits 

wouldn't be able to keep me back。' 

     ;Faith�察�I forgot my orders�察�I forgot everything�察�and I said to her�察�'Well�察�

then�察  �my   friend�察  �girl   of   my   country�察  �try   it�察  �and   may   our   Lady   of   the 

Mountain help you through。' 

     ;Just at that moment we were passing one of the many narrow lanes 

one sees in Seville。 All at once Carmen turned and struck me in the chest 

with   her   fist。   I   tumbled   backward�察  �purposely。   With   a   bound   she   sprang 

over me�察�and ran off�察�showing us a pair of legs� �People talk about a pair of 

Basque legs� �but hers were far betteras fleet as they were well´turned。 As 

for me�察�I picked myself up at once�察�but I stuck out my lance* crossways 

and barred the street�察�so that my comrades were checked at the very first 

moment   of pursuit。 Then   I   started   to   run   myself�察 �and   they  after   mebut 

how were we to catch her�拭�There was no fear of that�察�what with our spurs�察�

our swords�察�and our lances。 

     *     All Spanish cavalry soldiers carry lances。 

     ;In less time than I have taken to tell you the story the prisoner had 

disappeared。 And besides�察�every gossip in the quarter covered her flight�察�

poked scorn at us�察�and pointed us in the wrong direction。 After a good deal 

of marching and countermarching�察�we had to go back to the guard´room 

without a receipt from the governor of the jail。 

     ;To avoid punishment�察�my men made known that Carmen had spoken 

to me in Basque�察�and to tell the truth�察�it did not seem very natural that a 

blow from such a little creature should have so easily overthrown a strong 

fellow like me。 The whole thing looked suspicious�察�or�察�at all events�察�not 

over´clear。 When   I   came   off   guard   I   lost   my   corporal's   stripes�察  �and   was 

condemned   to   a   month's   imprisonment。   It   was   the   first   time   I   had   been 

punished since I had been in the service。 Farewell�察�now�察�to the sergeant's 

stripes�察�on which I had reckoned so surely� �



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     ;The   first   days   in   prison   were   very   dreary。   When   I   enlisted   I   had 

fancied     I  was    sure   to  become     an   officer�察  �at  all  events。   Two     of  my 

compatriots�察       �Longa      and     Mina�察     �are    captains´general�察       �after    all。 

Chapalangarra   was   a   colonel�察  �and   I   have   played   tennis   a   score   of   times 

with his brother�察�who was just a needy fellow like myself。 'Now��' I   kept 

crying to myself�察�'all the time you served without being punished has been 

lost。   Now   you   have   a   bad   mark   against   your   name�察  �and   to   get   yourself 

back into the officers' good graces you'll have to work ten times as hard as 

when you joined as a recruit。' And why have I got myself punished�拭�For 

the sake of a gipsy hussy�察�who made game of me�察�and who at this moment 

is busy thieving in some corner of the town。 Yet I couldn't help thinking 

about   her。   Will   you   believe   it�察  �sir�察  �those   silk   stockings   of   hers   with   the 

holes in them�察�of which she had given me such a full view as she took to 

her heels�察�were always before my eyes�拭�I used to look through the barred 

windows of the jail into the street�察�and among all the women who passed I 

never could see one to compare with that minx of a girland then�察�in spite 

of myself�察�I used to smell the acacia blossom she had thrown at me�察�and 

which�察�dry as it was�察�still kept its sweet scent。 If there are such things as 

witches�察�that girl certainly was one。 

     ;One day the jailer came in�察�and gave me an Alcala roll。* 

     *     /Alcala   de   los   Panaderos/�察  �a   village   two   leagues   from   Seville�察�

where the most delicious rolls are made。 They are said to owe                           their 

quality   to   the   water   of   the   place�察  �and   great   quantities   of    them   are 

brought to Seville every day。 

     ; 'Look here��' said he�察�'this is what your cousin has sent you。' 

     ;I took the loaf�察�very much astonished�察�for I had no cousin in Seville。 

It   may   be   a   mistake�察  �thought   I�察  �as   I   looked   at   the   roll�察  �but   it   was   so 

appetizing and smelt so good�察�that I made up my mind to eat it�察�without 

troubling     my   head    as  to   whence     it  came�察  �or  for  whom   it    was    really 

intended。 

     ;When I tried to cut it�察�my knife struck on something hard。 I looked�察�

and   found   a   little   English   file�察  �which   had   been   slipped   into   the   dough 

before the roll had been baked。 The roll also contained a gold piece of two 

piastres。 Then I had no further doubtit was a present from Carmen。 To 



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people of her blood�察�liberty is everything�察�and they would set a town on 

fire to save themselves one day in prison。 The girl was artful�察�indeed�察�and 

armed with that roll�察�I might have snapped my fingers at the jailers。 In one 

hour�察�with that little file�察�I could have sawn through the thickest bar�察�and 

with the gold coin I could have exchanged my soldier's cloak for civilian 

garb at the nearest shop。 You may fancy that a man who has often taken 

the eaglets out of their nests in our cliff would have found no difficulty in 

getting down to the street out of a window less than thirty feet above it。 

But I didn't   choose to   escape。  I  still had   a soldier's   code  of honour�察 �and 

desertion appeared to me in the light of a heinous crime。 Yet this proof of 

remembrance touched me。 When a   man is in prison he likes to think he 

has a friend outside who takes an interest in him。 The gold coin did rather 

offend me�察�I should have very much liked to return it�察�but where was I to 

find my creditor�拭�That did not seem a very easy task。 

     ;After   the   ceremony   of   my   degradation   I   had   fancied   my   sufferings 

were over�察�but I had another humiliation before me。 That came when I left 

prison�察�and was told off for duty�察�and put on sentry�察�as a private soldier。 

You   can   not   conceive   what   a   proud   man   endures   at   such   a   moment。   I 

believe   I   would   have   just   as   soon   been   shot   deadthen   I   should   have 

marched alone at the head of my platoon�察�at all events�察�I should have felt I 

was somebody�察�with the eyes of others fixed upon me。 

     ;I was posted as sentry on the door of the colonel's house。 The colonel 

was   a   young   man�察  �rich�察  �good´natured�察  �fond   of   amusing   himself。 All   the 

young   officers   were   there�察  �and   many   civilians   as   well�察  �besides   ladies 

actresses�察�as it was said。 For my part�察�it seemed to me as if the whole town 

had agreed to meet at that door�察�in order to stare at me。 Then up drove the 

colonel's carriage�察�with his valet on the box。 And who should I see get out 

of it�察�but the gipsy girl� �She was dressed up�察�this time�察�to the eyes�察�togged 

out   in   golden   ribbonsa   spangled   gown�察  �blue   shoes�察  �all   spangled   too�察�

flowers and gold lace all over her。 In her hand she carried a tambourine。 

With her there were two other gipsy women�察�one young and one old。 They 

always   have   one   old   woman   who   goes   with them�察  �and   then   an   old   man 

with   a   guitar�察  �a   gipsy   too�察  �to   play   alone�察  �and   also   for   their   dances。 You 

must know these gipsy girls are often sent for to private houses�察�to dance 



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their special dance�察�the /Romalis/�察�and often�察�too�察�for quite other purposes。 

     ;Carmen recognised me�察�and we exchanged glances。 I don't know why�察�

but   at   that  moment   I     should    have    liked   to  have   been     a   hundred    feet 

beneath the ground。 

     ;   '/Agur    laguna/��'*    said   she。   'Oficial   mio�    �You    keep    guard    like   a 

recruit��'   and   before   
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