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well   as   if   they   had   been   ebony   and   ivory   castanets。  That   girl   was   good 

company�察  �I   can   tell   you�   �Evening   fell�察  �and   I   heard   the   drums   beating 

tattoo。 

     ; 'I must get back to quarters for roll´call��' I said。 

     ; 'To quarters��' she answered�察�with a look of scorn。 'Are you a negro 

slave�察�to let yourself be driven with a ramrod like that� �You are as silly as a 

canary bird。 Your dress suits your nature。* Pshaw� �you've no more heart 

than a chicken。' 

     *     Spanish dragoons wear a yellow uniform。 

     ;I stayed   on�察 �making   up   my  mind   to   the inevitable guard´room。 The 



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next morning the first suggestion of parting came from her。 

     ; 'Hark ye�察�Joseito��' she said。 'Have I paid you�拭�By our law�察�I owed you 

nothing�察�because you're a /payllo/。 But you're a good´looking fellow�察�and I 

took a fancy to you。 Now we're quits。 Good´day��' 

     ;I asked her when I should see her again。 

     ; 'When you're less of a simpleton��' she retorted�察�with a laugh。 Then�察�in 

a more serious tone�察�'Do you know�察�my son�察�I really believe I love you a 

little�察�but that can't last� �The dog and the wolf can't agree for long。 Perhaps 

if you turned gipsy�察�I might care to be your /romi/。 But that's all nonsense�察�

such things aren't possible。 Pshaw� �my boy。 Believe me�察�you're well out of 

it。 You've come across the devilhe isn't always blackand you've not had 

your neck wrung。 I wear a woollen suit�察�but I'm no sheep。* Go and burn a 

candle to your /majari/��** she deserves it well。 Come�察�good´by once more。 

Don't think any more about /La Carmencita/�察�or she'll end by making you 

marry a widow with wooden legs。'*** 

     *     /Me dicas vriarda de jorpoy�察�bus ne sino braco/。A gipsy proverb。 

     **    The Saint�察�the Holy Virgin。 

     *** The gallows�察�which is the widow of the last man hanged upon it。 

     ;As she spoke�察�she drew back the bar that closed the door�察�and once we 

were out in the street she wrapped her mantilla about her�察�and turned on 

her heel。 

     ;She spoke the truth。 I should have done far better never to think of 

her again。 But after that day in the /Calle del Candilejo/ I couldn't think of 

anything else。 All day long I used to walk about�察�hoping I might meet her。 

I sought news of her from the old hag�察�and from the fried´fish seller。 They 

both   told   me   she   had   gone   away   to   /Laloro/�察  �which   is   their   name   for 

Portugal。 They probably said it by Carmen's orders�察�but I soon found out 

they were lying。 Some weeks after my day in the /Calle del Candilejo/ I 

was on duty at one of the town gates。 A little way from the gate there was 

a breach in the wall。 The masons were working at it in the daytime�察�and at 

night a sentinel was posted on it�察�to prevent smugglers from getting in。 All 

through one day I saw Lillas Pastia going backward and forward near the 

guard´room�察�and talking to some of my comrades。 They all knew him well�察�

and his fried´ fish and fritters even better。 He came up to me�察�and asked if I 



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had any news of Carmen。 

     ; 'No��' said I。 

     ; 'Well��' said he�察�'you'll soon hear of her�察�old fellow。' 

     ;He was not mistaken。 That night I was posted to guard the breach in 

the wall。 As soon as the sergeant had disappeared I saw a woman coming 

toward me。 My heart told me it was Carmen。 Still I shouted�此�

     ; 'Keep off� �Nobody can pass here��' 

     ; 'Now�察�don't be spiteful��' she said�察�making herself known to me。 

     ; 'What� �you here�察�Carmen��' 

     ; 'Yes�察�/mi payllo/。 Let us say few words�察�but wise ones。 Would you 

like to earn a douro�拭�Some people will be coming with bundles。 Let them 

alone。' 

     ; 'No��' said I�察�'I must not allow them through。 These are my orders。' 

     ;   'Orders�   �orders�   �You    didn't  think   about   orders   in  the  /Calle   del 

Candilejo/��' 

     ;   'Ah��'   I   cried�察�quite   maddened by  the   very  thought of   that   night。   'It 

was well worth while to forget my orders for that� �But I won't have any 

smuggler's money��' 

     ; 'Well�察�if you won't have money�察�shall we go and dine together at old 

Dorotea's��' 

     ; 'No��' said I�察�half choked by the effort it cost me。 'No�察�I can't。' 

     ; 'Very good� �If you make so many difficulties�察�I know to whom I can 

go。 I'll ask your officer if he'll come with me to Dorotea's。 He looks good´ 

natured�察  �and   he'll   post   a   sentry   who'll   only   see   what   he   had   better   see。 

Good´bye�察�canary´bird� �I shall have a good laugh the day the order comes 

out to hang you��' 

     ;I was weak enough to call her back�察�and I promised to let the whole 

of   gipsydom   pass   in�察  �if   that   were   necessary�察  �so   that   I   secured   the   only 

reward     I  longed    for。  She   instantly   swore    she   would    keep    her   word 

faithfully the very next day�察�and ran off to summon her friends�察�who were 

close by。 There were five of them�察�of whom Pastia was one�察�all well loaded 

with English goods。 Carmen kept watch for them。 She was to warn them 

with her castanets the instant she caught sight of the patrol。 But there was 

no necessity for that。 The smugglers finished their job in a moment。 



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     ;The   next   day   I   went   to   the   /Calle   del   Candilejo/。   Carmen   kept   me 

waiting�察�and when she came�察�she was in rather a bad temper。                       ; 'I don't 

like people who have to be pressed��' she said。 'You did me a much greater 

service     the   first  time�察  �without     knowing     you'd    gain    anything    by   it。 

Yesterday you bargained with me。 I don't know why I've come�察�for I don't 

care   for   you   any   more。   Here�察  �be   off   with   you。   Here's   a   douro   for   your 

trouble。' 

     ;I very nearly threw the coin at her head�察�and I had to make a violent 

effort to prevent myself from actually beating her。 After we had wrangled 

for an hour I went off in a fury。 For some time I wandered about the town�察�

walking hither and thither like a madman。 At last I went into a church�察�and 

getting into the darkest corner I could find�察�I cried hot tears。 All at once I 

heard a voice。 

     ; 'A dragoon in tears。 I'll make a philter of them��' 

     ;I looked up。 There was Carmen in front of me。 

     ; 'Well�察�/mi payllo/�察�are you still angry with me��' she said。 'I must care 

for   you   in   spite   of   myself�察  �for   since   you   left   me   I   don't   know   what   has 

been   the   matter   with   me。  Look   you�察  �it   is   I   who   ask   you   to   come   to   the 

/Calle del Candilejo/�察�now��' 

     ;So we made it up�此�but Carmen's temper was like the weather in our 

country。 The storm is never so close�察�in our mountains�察�as when the sun is 

at its brightest。 She had promised to meet me again at Dorotea's�察�but she 

didn't come。 

     ;And Dorotea began telling me again that she had gone off to Portugal 

about some gipsy business。 

     ;As   experience   had   already   taught   me   how   much   of   that   I   was   to 

believe�察�I went about looking for Carmen wherever I thought she might be�察�

and twenty times in every day I walked through the /Calle del Candilejo/。 

One evening I was with Dorotea�察�whom I had almost tamed by giving her 

a glass of anisette now and then�察�when Carmen walked in�察�followed by a 

young man�察�a lieutenant in our regiment。 

     ;   'Get   away    at  once��'   she   said   to  me    in  Basque。     I  stood   there�察�

dumfounded�察�my heart full of rage。 

     ; 'What are you doing here��' said the lieutenant to me。 'Take yourself 



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offget out of this。' 

     ;I couldn't move a step。 I felt paralyzed。 The officer grew angry�察�and 

seeing   I   did   not   go   out�察  �and   had   not   even   taken   off   my   forage   cap�察  �he 

caught me by the collar and shook me roughly。 I don't know what I said to 

him。 He drew his sword�察�and I unsheathed mine。 The old woman caught 

hold of my arm�察�and the lieutenant gave me a wound on the forehead�察�of 

which I still bear the scar。 I made a step backward�察�and with one jerk of 

my elbow I threw old Dorotea down。 Then�察�as the lieutenant still pressed 

me�察�I turned the point of my sword against his body and he ran upon it。 

Then Carmen put out the lamp and told Dorotea�察�in her own language�察�to 

take   to   flight。   I   fled   into   the   street   myself�察  �and   began   running   along�察  �I 

knew not whither。 It seemed to me that some one was following me。 When 

I came to myself I discovered that Carmen had never left me。 

     ; 'Great stupid of a canary´bird��' she said�察�'you never make anything 

but   blunders。 And�察  �indeed�察  �you   know   I   told   you   I   should   bring   you   bad 

luck。   But   come�察  �there's   a   cure   for   everything   when   you   have   a   Fleming 

from Rome* for your love。 Begin by rolling this handkerchief round your 

head�察�and throw me over that belt of yours。 Wait for me in this alleyI'll 

be back in two minutes。 

     *     /Flamenco de Roma/�察�a slang term for the gipsies。 Roma does not 

stand   for   the   Eternal   City�察  �but   for   the   nation   of   the   /romi/�察  �or the 

married folka name applied by the gipsies to themselves。 The                         first 

gipsies seen in Spain probably came from the Low Countries�察                         �hence 

their name of /Flemings/。 

     ;She   disappeared�察  �and   soon   came   back   bringing   me   a   striped   cloak 

which she had gon
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