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

recruit��'   and   before   I   could   find   a   word   in   answer�察  �she   was   inside   the 

house。 

     *      Good´day�察�comrade� �

     ;The   whole   party   was   assembled   in   the   /patio/�察  �and   in   spite   of   the 

crowd   I   could   see   nearly  everything   that   went   on through   the lattice。*   I 

could   hear   the   castanets   and   the   tambourine�察  �the   laughter   and   applause。 

Sometimes I caught a glimpse of her head as she bounded upward with her 

tambourine。   Then   I   could   hear   the   officers   saying   many   things   to   her 

which brought the blood to my face。 As to her answers�察�I knew nothing of 

them。 It was on that day�察�I think�察�that I began to love her in earnestfor 

three  or   four   times   I  was   tempted   to   rush   into the   /patio/�察 �and   drive   my 

sword into the bodies of all the coxcombs who were making love to her。 

My torture lasted a full hour�察�then the gipsies came out�察�and the carriage 

took them away。 As she passed me by�察�Carmen looked at me with those 

eyes you know�察�and said to me very low�察�'Comrade�察�people who are fond 

of good /fritata/ come to eat it at Lillas Pastia's at Triana��' 

     *       In    most    of   the   houses     in   Seville    there   is  an    inner   court 

surrounded        by   an   arched    portico。    This    is  used    as  a  sitting´room      in 

summer。   Over   the   court   is   stretched   a   piece   of   tent   cloth�察  �which         is 

watered      during     the   day    and    removed      at   night。   The    street    door    is 

almost      always      left   open�察    �and    the    passage     leading     to    the   court 

��/zaguan/�� is closed by an iron lattice of very elegant                     workmanship。 

     ;Then�察  �light   as   a   kid�察  �she   stepped   into   the   carriage�察  �the   coachman 

whipped   up   his   mules�察  �and   the   whole   merry   party   departed�察  �whither   I 

know not。 

     ;You may fancy that the moment I was off guard I went to Triana�察�but 

first   of   all   I   got   myself   shaved   and   brushed   myself   up   as   if   I   had   been 

going on parade。 She was living with Lillas Pastia�察�an old fried´ fish seller�察�

a gipsy�察�as black as a Moor�察�to whose house a great many civilians resorted 



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to   eat   /fritata/�察 �especially�察   �I  think�察  �because     Carmen      had   taken    up   her 

quarters there。 

     ; 'Lillas��' she said�察�as soon as she saw me。 'I'm not going to work any 

more to´day。 To´morrow will be a day�察�too。* Come�察�fellow´ countryman�察�

let us go for a walk��' 

     *      /Manana sera otro dia。/A Spanish proverb。 

     ;She   pulled   her   mantilla   across   her   nose�察  �and   there   we   were   in   the 

street�察�without my knowing in the least whither I was bound。 

     ; 'Senorita��' said I�察�'I think I have to thank you for a present I had while 

I   was   in   prison。   I've   eaten   the bread�察  �the   file   will   do   for   sharpening   my 

lance�察�and I keep it in remembrance of you。 But as for the money�察�here it 

is。' 

     ;   'Why�察  �he's   kept   the   money��'   she   exclaimed�察  �bursting   out   laughing。 

'But�察�after all�察�that's all the betterfor I'm decidedly hard up� �What matter� �

The dog that runs never starves��* Come�察�let's spend it all� �You shall treat。' 

     *      /Chuquel      sos   pirela�察  �cocal   terela。   ;The    dog    that  runs   finds    a 

bone。;Gipsy proverb。 

     ;We had turned back toward Seville。 At the entrance of the /Calle de la 

Serpiente/ she bought a dozen oranges�察�which she made   me put into my 

handkerchief。 A little farther on she bought a roll�察�a sausage�察�and a bottle 

of   manzanilla。   Then�察  �last   of   all�察  �she   turned   into   a   confectioner's   shop。 

There she threw the gold coin I had returned to her on the counter�察�with 

another she had in her pocket�察�and some small silver�察�and then she asked 

me   for   all   the   money   I   had。 All   I   possessed   was   one   peseta   and   a   few 

cuartos�察  �which   I   handed   over   to   her�察  �very   much   ashamed   of   not   having 

more。  I   thought   she   would   have   carried   away  the   whole   shop。   She   took 

everything that was best and dearest�察�/yemas/��* /turon/��** preserved fruits´ 

´as long as the   money lasted。 And all   these�察�too�察�I had to carry in   paper 

bags。 Perhaps you know the /Calle del Candilejo/�察�where there is a head of 

Don Pedro the Avenger。*** That head ought to have given me pause。 We 

stopped   at   an   old   house   in   that   street。   She   passed   into   the   entry�察  �and 

knocked       at  a  door   on   the   ground    floor。   It  was   opened     by   a  gipsy�察  �a 

thorough´paced servant  of the  devil。  Carmen   said a  few  words   to   her  in 

Romany。 At first the old hag grumbled。 To smooth her down Carmen gave 



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her a couple of oranges and a handful of sugar´plums�察�and let her have a 

taste of wine。 Then she hung her cloak on her back�察�and led her to the door�察�

which   she   fastened   with   a   wooden   bar。  As   soon   as   we   were   alone   she 

began to laugh and caper like a lunatic�察�singing out�察�'You are my /rom/�察�I'm 

your /romi/。'**** 

     *     Sugared yolks of eggs。 

     **    A sort of nougat。 

     ***   This   king�察  �Don   Pedro�察  �whom   we   call   ;the   Cruel�察─  �and   whom 

Queen              Isabella�察   �the   Catholic�察   �never    called    anything     but   ;the 

Avenger�察─          �was fond of walking about the streets of Seville at night in 

search of adventures�察�like the Caliph Haroun al Raschid。 One                          night�察�

in   a  lonely   street�察 �he   quarrelled    with   a  man    who    was         singing    a 

serenade。      There    was   a   fight�察 �and   the   king   killed   the         amorous 

/caballero/。 At   the   clashing   of   their   swords�察  �an   old   woman         put   her 

head   out   of   the   window  and   lighted   up   the  scene   with   a       tiny  lamp 

��candilejo�� which she held in her hand。 My readers must                       be informed 

that   King   Don   Pedro�察  �though   nimble   and   muscular�察            �suffered   from 

one strange fault in his physical conformation。                   Whenever he walked 

his   knees   cracked   loudly。   By   this   cracking   the         old   woman   easily 

recognised   him。   The   next   day   the   /veintiquatro/          in   charge   came   to 

make his report to the king。 ;Sir�察�a duel was                 fought last night in such 

a   streetone    of  the   combatants      is        dead。;    ;Have     you   found    the 

murderer�拭─ �Yes�察�sir。; ;Why has he not                  been punished already�拭─ �Sir�察�

I   await   your   orders� ─   �Carry   out   the       law。;   Now   the   king   had   just 

published a decree that every duellist                 was to have his head cut off�察�

and    that  head    was   to  be   set  up   on        the    scene   of  the   fight。  The 

/veintiquatro/ got out of the              difficulty like a clever man。 He had the 

head sawed off a statue              of the king�察�and set that up in a niche in the 

middle of the            street in which the murder had taken place。 The king 

and all the          Sevillians thought this a very good joke。 The street took 

its name          from the lamp held by the old woman�察�the only witness of 

the         incident。   The    above   is   the  popular   tradition。    Zuniga   tells   the 

story     somewhat      differently。    However       that  may     be�察  �a   street  called 

/Calle del Candilejo/ still exists in Seville�察�and in that street                there is a 



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bust    which    is  said   to   be  a   portrait   of  Don    Pedro。    This          bust�察�

unfortunately�察     �is  a  modern      production。     During     the         seventeenth 

century     the   old   one   had   become      very   much     defaced�察   �and          the 

municipality had it replaced by that now to be seen。 

     **** /Rom/�察�husband。 /Romi/�察�wife。 

     ;There I stood in the middle of the room�察�laden with all her purchases�察�

and   not   knowing   where   I   was   to   put   them   down。   She   tumbled   them   all 

onto the floor�察�and threw her arms round my neck�察�saying�此�

     ; 'I pay my debts�察�I pay my debts� �That's the law of the /Cales/。'* 

     *      /Calo/�察   �feminine     /calli/�察 �plural   /cales/。   Literally   ;black�察─   �the 

name the gipsies apply to themselves in their own language。 

     ;Ah�察�sir�察�that day� �that day� �When I think of it I forget what to´morrow 

must bring me� ─�

     For a moment the bandit held his peace�察�then�察�when he had relighted 

his cigar�察�he began afresh。 

     ;We spent the whole day together�察�eating�察�drinking�察�and so forth。 When 

she had stuffed herself with sugar´plums�察�like any child of six years old�察�

she thrust them by handfuls into the old woman's water´jar。 'That'll make 

sherbet   for   her��'   she   said。   She   smashed   the   /yemas/   by   throwing   them 

against the walls。 'They'll keep the flies from bothering us。' There was no 

prank or wild frolic she didn't indulge in。 I told her I should have liked to 

see her dance�察�only there were no castanets to be had。 Instantly she seized 

the old woman's only earthenware plate�察�smashed it up�察�and there she was 

dancing   the   /Romalis/�察  �and   making   the   bits   of   broken   crockery   rattle   as 

well   as   if   they   had   been   
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