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makes me think so。; 

     ;If   you   notice   people's   accent   so   closely�察  �you   must   be   able   to   guess 



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what I am。; 

     ;I think you are from the country of Jesus�察�two paces out of Paradise。; 

     I   had   learned   the   metaphor�察  �which   stands   for   Andalusia�察  �from   my 

friend Francisco Sevilla�察�a well´known /picador/。 

     ;Pshaw� �The people here say there is no place in Paradise for us� ─�

     ;Then     perhaps    you    are  of   Moorish     bloodor;    I  stopped�察   �not 

venturing to add ;a Jewess。; 

     ;Oh come� �You must see I'm a gipsy� �Wouldn't you like me to tell you 

/la baji/��* Did you never hear tell of Carmencita�拭�That's who I am� ─�

     *     Your fortune。 

     I was such a miscreant in those daysnow fifteen years agothat the 

close proximity of a sorceress did not make me recoil in horror。 ;So be it� ─�

I thought。 ;Last week I ate my supper with a highway robber。 To´day I'll 

go    and   eat  ices   with   a  servant   of   the  devil。   A  traveller   should    see 

everything。;   I   had   yet   another   motive   for   prosecuting   her   acquaintance。 

When I left collegeI acknowledge it with shameI had wasted a certain 

amount of time in studying occult science�察�and had even attempted�察�more 

than once�察�to exorcise the powers of darkness。 Though I had been cured�察�

long   since�察  �of   my   passion   for   such   investigations�察  �I   still   felt   a   certain 

attraction and curiosity with regard to all superstitions�察�and I was delighted 

to   have    this  opportunity     of  discovering     how    far   the  magic    art  had 

developed among the gipsies。 

     Talking as we went�察�we had reached the /neveria/�察�and seated ourselves 

at a little table�察�lighted by a taper protected by a glass globe。 I then had 

time    to  take   a   leisurely   view    of  my    /gitana/�察 �while    several   worthy 

individuals�察�who were eating their ices�察�stared open´mouthed at beholding 

me in such gay company。 

     I very much doubt whether Senorita Carmen was a pure´blooded gipsy。 

At all events�察�she was infinitely prettier than any other woman of her race 

I have ever seen。 For a women to be beautiful�察�they say in Spain�察�she must 

fulfil thirty /ifs/�察�or�察�if it please you better�察�you must be able to define her 

appearance by ten adjectives�察�applicable to three portions of her person。 

     For   instance�察   �three  things   about    her  must   be   black�察  �her  eyes�察  �her 

eyelashes�察�and her eyebrows。 Three must be dainty�察�her fingers�察�her lips�察�



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her   hair�察  �and   so   forth。   For   the   rest   of   this   inventory�察  �see   Brantome。   My 

gipsy   girl   could   lay   no   claim   to   so   many   perfections。   Her   skin�察  �though 

perfectly smooth�察�was almost of a copper hue。 Her eyes were set obliquely 

in her head�察�but they were magnificent and large。 Her lips�察�a little full�察�but 

beautifully   shaped�察  �revealed   a   set   of   teeth   as   white   as   newly   skinned 

almonds。 Her haira trifle coarse�察�perhapswas black�察�with blue lights on 

it like a raven's wing�察�long and glossy。 Not to weary my readers with too 

prolix   a  description�察  �I  will   merely  add�察 �that   to   every  blemish   she   united 

some   advantage�察  �which   was   perhaps   all   the   more   evident   by   contrast。 

There      was    something      strange    and    wild    about    her   beauty。    Her    face 

astonished       you�察  �at  first  sight�察  �but   nobody      could    forget   it。  Her   eyes�察�

especially�察�had an expression of mingled sensuality and fierceness which I 

had never seen in any other human glance。 ;Gipsy's eye�察�wolf's eye� ─�is a 

Spanish   saying   which   denotes   close   observation。   If   my   readers   have   no 

time to go to the ;Jardin des Plantes; to study the wolf's expression�察�they 

will   do   well   to   watch   the   ordinary   cat   when   it   is   lying   in   wait   for   a 

sparrow。 

     It   will   be   understood   that   I   should   have   looked   ridiculous   if   I   had 

proposed to have my fortune told in a /caf*/。 I therefore begged the pretty 

witch's     leave    to  go   home     with    her。   She    made    no    difficulties   about 

consenting�察      �but   she   wanted     to  know     what    o'clock    it  was   again�察   �and 

requested me to make my repeater strike once more。 

     ;Is it really gold�拭─�she said�察�gazing at it with rapt attention。 

     When we started off again�察�it was quite dark。 Most of the shops were 

shut�察�and   the streets   were almost   empty。 We   crossed the  bridge over  the 

Guadalquivir�察  �and   at   the   far   end   of   the   suburb   we   stopped   in   front   of   a 

house of anything but palatial appearance。 The door was opened by a child�察�

to   whom   the   gipsy   spoke   a   few   words   in   a   language   unknown   to   me�察�

which I afterward understood to be /Romany/�察�or /chipe calli/the gipsy 

idiom。 The child instantly disappeared�察�leaving us in sole possession of a 

tolerably  spacious   room�察  �furnished   with   a   small   table�察 �two   stools�察  �and   a 

chest。 I must not forget to mention a jar of water�察�a pile of oranges�察�and a 

bunch of onions。 

     As soon as we were left alone�察�the gipsy produced�察�out of her chest�察�a 



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pack     of  cards�察   �bearing    signs   of   constant    usage�察   �a  magnet�察    �a  dried 

chameleon�察  �and   a   few   other   indispensable   adjuncts   of   her   art。   Then   she 

bade me cross my left hand with a silver coin�察�and the magic ceremonies 

duly began。 It is unnecessary to chronicle her predictions�察�and as for the 

style of her performance�察�it proved her to be no mean sorceress。 

     Unluckily we were soon disturbed。 The door was suddenly burst open�察�

and   a   man�察  �shrouded   to   the   eyes   in   a   brown   cloak�察  �entered   the   room�察�

apostrophizing   the   gipsy   in   anything   but   gentle   terms。   What   he   said   I 

could not catch�察�but the tone of his voice revealed the fact that he was in a 

very   evil   temper。   The   gipsy   betrayed   neither   surprise   nor   anger   at   his 

advent�察�but she ran to meet him�察�and with a most striking volubility�察�she 

poured out several sentences in the mysterious language she had already 

used in my presence。 The word /payllo/�察�frequently reiterated�察�was the only 

one I understood。 I knew that the gipsies use it to describe all men not of 

their   own   race。   Concluding   myself   to   be   the   subject   of   this   discourse�察  �I 

was prepared for a somewhat delicate explanation。 I had already laid my 

hand on the leg of one of the stools�察�and was studying within myself   to 

discover the exact moment at which I had better throw it at his head�察�when�察�

roughly pushing the gipsy to one side�察�the man advanced toward me。 Then 

with a step backward he cried�此�

     ;What�察�sir� �Is it you�拭─�

     I looked at him in my turn and recognised my friend Don Jose。 At that 

moment I did feel rather sorry I had saved him from the gallows。 

     ;What�察�is it you�察�my good fellow�拭─�I exclaimed�察�with as easy a smile 

as   I   could   muster。   ;You   have   interrupted   this   young   lady   just   when   she 

was foretelling me most interesting things� ─�

     ;The same as ever。 There shall be an end to it� ─�he hissed between his 

teeth�察�with a savage glance at her。 

     Meanwhile the /gitana/ was still talking to him in her own tongue。 She 

became more and more excited。 Her eyes grew fierce and bloodshot�察�her 

features     contracted�察   �she   stamped     her   foot。  She    seemed     to  me    to  be 

earnestly pressing him to do something he was unwilling to do。 What this 

was I fancied I understood only too well�察�by the fashion in which she kept 

drawing      her  little  hand   backward      and   forward    under    her   chin。  I  was 



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inclined to think she wanted to have somebody's throat cut�察�and I had a fair 

suspicion     the   throat   in  question    was   my    own。   To   all  her   torrent  of 

eloquence Don Jose's only reply was two or three shortly spoken words。 

At this the gipsy cast a glance of the most utter scorn at him�察�then�察�seating 

herself Turkish´fashion in a corner of the room�察�she picked out an orange�察�

tore off the skin�察�and began to eat it。 

     Don Jose took hold of my arm�察�opened the door�察�and led me into the 

street。 We walked some two hundred paces in the deepest silence。 Then he 

stretched out his hand。 

     ;Go straight on�察─�he said�察 �and you'll come to the bridge。; 

     That instant he turned his back on me and departed at a great pace。 I 

took my way back to my inn�察�rather crestfallen�察�and considerably out of 

temper。   The   worst   of   all   was   that�察  �when   I   undressed�察  �I   discovered   my 

watch was missing。 

     Various considerations prevented me from going to claim it next day�察�

or requesting the /Corregidor/ to be good enough to have a search made 

for it。 I finished my work on the Dominican manuscript�察�and went on to 

Seville。    After   several    months     spent   wandering      hither   and   thither   in 

Andalusia�察�I wanted to get back to Madrid�察�and with that object I had to 

pass through Cordova。 I had no intention of making any stay there�察�for I 

had   taken   a   dislike   to   that   fair   city�察  �and   to   the ladies   who   bathed   in   the 

Guadalquivir。 Nevertheless�察�I had some visits to pay�察�and certain errands to 

do�察�which must detain me several days in the old capital of the Mussulman 

princes。 

     The moment I made my appearance in the Dominican convent�察�one of 

the monks�察�who had always shown the most lively interest in my inquiries 

as to the site of the battlefield of Munda�察�welcomed me with open arms�察�

exclaiming�此�

     ;Praised   be   God� �You   are   welcome�   �My   dear   friend。 We   all   thought 

you were dead�察�and I myself have said many a /pater/ and ave/ ��not that I 

regret   them�。�   for   your   soul。   Then   you   weren't   murdered�察  �after   all�拭  �That 

you were robbed�察�we know� ─�

     ;What do you mean�拭─�I asked�察�rather astonished。 

     ;Oh�察�you know� �That splendid repeater you used to strike in the library 



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whenever we said it was time for us to go into church。 Well�察�it has been 

found�察�and you'll get it back。; 

     ;Why�察─�I broke in�察�rather

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