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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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