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found�察�and you'll get it back。;
;Why�察─�I broke in�察�rather put out of countenance�察 �I lost it;
;The rascal's under lock and key�察�and as he was known to be a man
who would shoot any Christian for the sake of a /peseta/�察�we were most
dreadfully afraid he had killed you。 I'll go with you to the /Corregidor/�察�
and he'll give you back your fine watch。 And after that�察�you won't dare to
say the law doesn't do its work properly in Spain。;
;I assure you�察─�said I�察 �I'd far rather lose my watch than have to give
evidence in court to hang a poor unlucky devil�察�and especially because
because;
;Oh�察 �you needn't be alarmed� �He's thoroughly done for�察 �they might
hang him twice over。 But when I say hang�察�I say wrong。 Your thief is an
/Hidalgo/。 So he's to be garrotted the day after to´morrow�察�without fail。*
So you see one theft more or less won't affect his position。 Would to God
he had done nothing but steal� �But he has committed several murders�察�one
more hideous than the other。;
* In 1830�察 �the noble class still enjoyed this privilege。 Nowadays�察�
under the constitutional /regime/�察�commoners have attained the same
dignity。
;What's his name�拭─�
;In this country he is only known as Jose Navarro�察�but he has another
Basque name�察�which neither your nor I will ever be able to pronounce。 By
the way�察�the man is worth seeing�察�and you�察�who like to study the peculiar
features of each country�察�shouldn't lose this chance of noting how a rascal
bids farewell to this world in Spain。 He is in jail�察�and Father Martinez will
take you to him。;
So bent was my Dominican friend on my seeing the preparations for
this ;neat little hanging job; that I was fain to agree。 I went to see the
prisoner�察�having provided myself with a bundle of cigars�察�which I hoped
might induce him to forgive my intrusion。
I was ushered into Don Jose's presence just as he was sitting at table。
He greeted me with a rather distant nod�察 �and thanked me civilly for the
present I had brought him。 Having counted the cigars in the bundle I had
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placed in his hand�察�he took out a certain number and returned me the rest�察�
remarking that he would not need any more of them。
I inquired whether by laying out a little money�察�or by applying to my
friends�察�I might not be able to do something to soften his lot。 He shrugged
his shoulders�察�to begin with�察�smiling sadly。 Soon�察�as by an after´thought�察�
he asked me to have a mass said for the repose of his soul。
Then he added nervously�此 �Would youwould you have another said
for a person who did you a wrong�拭─�
;Assuredly I will�察 �my dear fellow�察─ �I answered。 ;But no one in this
country has wronged me so far as I know。;
He took my hand and squeezed it�察 �looking very grave。 After a
moment's silence�察�he spoke again。
;Might I dare to ask another service of you�拭 �When you go back to
your own country perhaps you will pass through Navarre。 At all events
you'll go by Vittoria�察�which isn't very far off。;
;Yes�察─�said I�察 �I shall certainly pass through Vittoria。 But I may very
possibly go round by Pampeluna�察�and for your sake�察�I believe I should be
very glad to do it。;
;Well�察�if you do go to Pampeluna�察�you'll see more than one thing that
will interest you。 It's a fine town。 I'll give you this medal�察─�he showed me a
little silver medal that he wore hung around his neck。 ;You'll wrap it up in
paper;he paused a moment to master his emotion ;and you'll take it�察�or
send it�察�to an old lady whose address I'll give you。 Tell her I am deadbut
don't tell her how I died。;
I promised to perform his commission。 I saw him the next day�察 �and
spent part of it in his company。 From his lips I learned the sad incidents
that follow。
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CHAPTER III
;I was born�察─�he said�察 �at Elizondo�察�in the valley of Baztan。 My name
is Don Jose Lizzarrabengoa�察�and you know enough of Spain�察�sir�察�to know
at once�察�by my name�察�that I come of an old Christian and Basque stock。 I
call myself Don�察�because I have a right to it�察�and if I were at Elizondo I
could show you my parchment genealogy。 My family wanted me to go
into the church�察�and made me study for it�察�but I did not like work。 I was
too fond of playing tennis�察 �and that was my ruin。 When we Navarrese
begin to play tennis�察�we forget everything else。 One day�察�when I had won
the game�察�a young fellow from Alava picked a quarrel with me。 We took to
our /maquilas/��* and I won again。 But I had to leave the neighbourhood。 I
fell in with some dragoons�察�and enlisted in the Almanza Cavalry Regiment。
Mountain folks like us soon learn to be soldiers。 Before long I was a
corporal�察�and I had been told I should soon be made a sergeant�察�when�察�to
my misfortune�察�I was put on guard at the Seville Tobacco Factory。 If you
have been to Seville you have seen the great building�察 �just outside the
ramparts�察�close to the Guadalquivir�察�I can fancy I see the entrance�察�and the
guard room just beside it�察�even now。 When Spanish soldiers are on duty�察�
they either play cards or go to sleep。 I�察�like an honest Navarrese�察�always
tried to keep myself busy。 I was making a chain to hold my priming´pin�察�
out of a bit of wire�此�all at once�察�my comrades said�察�'there's the bell ringing�察�
the girls are coming back to work。' You must know�察�sir�察�that there are quite
four or five hundred women employed in the factory。 They roll the cigars
in a great room into which no man can go without a permit from the
/Veintiquatro/��** because when the weather is hot they make themselves at
home�察 �especially the young ones。 When the work´girls come back after
their dinner�察�numbers of young men go down to see them pass by�察�and talk
all sorts of nonsense to them。 Very few of those young ladies will refuse a
silk mantilla�察�and men who care for that sort of sport have nothing to do
but bend down and pick their fish up。 While the others watched the girls
go by�察�I stayed on my bench near the door。 I was a young fellow thenmy
heart was still in my own country�察�and I didn't believe in any pretty girls
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who hadn't blue skirts and long plaits of hair falling on their shoulders。***
And besides�察�I was rather afraid of the Andalusian women。 I had not got
used to their ways yet�察�they were always jeering onenever spoke a single
word of sense。 So I was sitting with my nose down upon my chain�察�when I
heard some bystanders say�察�'Here comes the /gitanella/��' Then I lifted up
my eyes�察�and I saw her� �It was that very Carmen you know�察�and in whose
rooms I met you a few months ago。
* Iron´shod sticks used by the Basques。
** Magistrate in charge of the municipal police arrangements�察 �and
local government regulations。
*** The costume usually worn by peasant women in Navarre and the
Basque Provinces。
;She was wearing a very short skirt�察 �below which her white silk
stockingswith more than one hole in themand her dainty red morocco
shoes�察 �fastened with flame´coloured ribbons�察 �were clearly seen。 She had
thrown her mantilla back�察 �to show her shoulders�察 �and a great bunch of
acacia that was thrust into her chemise。 She had another acacia blossom in
the corner of her mouth�察�and she walked along�察�swaying her hips�察�like a
filly from the Cordova stud farm。 In my country anybody who had seen a
woman dressed in that fashion would have crossed himself。 At Seville
every man paid her some bold compliment on her appearance。 She had an
answer for each and all�察�with her hand on her hip�察�as bold as the thorough
gipsy she was。 At first I didn't like her looks�察�and I fell to my work again。
But she�察�like all women and cats�察�who won't come if you call them�察�and do
come if you don't call them�察�stopped short in front of me�察�and spoke to me。
; '/Compadre/��' said she�察�in the Andalusian fashion�察�'won't you give me
your chain for the keys of my strong box��'
; 'It's for my priming´pin��' said I。
; 'Your priming´pin��' she cried�察 �with a laugh。 'Oho� �I suppose the
gentleman makes lace�察�as he wants pins��'
;Everybody began to laugh�察�and I felt myself getting red in the face�察�
and couldn't hit on anything in answer。
; 'Come�察 �my love��' she began again�察�'make me seven ells of lace for
my mantilla�察�my pet pin´maker��'
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;And taking the acacia blossom out of her mouth she flipped it at me
with her thumb so that it hit me just between the eyes。 I tell you�察�sir�察�I felt
as if a bullet had struck me。 I didn't know which way to look。 I sat stock´
still�察�like a wooden board。 When she had gone into the factory�察�I saw the
acacia blossom�察�which had fallen on the ground between my feet。 I don't
know what made me do it�察 �but I picked it up�察 �unseen by any of my
comrades�察�and put it carefully inside my jacket。 That was my first folly。
;Two or three hours later I was still thinking about her�察�when a panting�察�
terrified´looking porter rushed into the guard´room。 He told us a woman
had been stabbed in the great cigar´room�察�and that the guard must be sent
in at once。 The sergeant told me to take two men�察�and go and see to it。 I
took my two men and went upstairs。 Imagine�察�sir�察�that when I got into the
room�察�I found�察�to begin with�察�some three hundred women�察�stripped to their
shifts�察�or very near it�察�all of them screaming and yelling and gesticulating�察�
and making such a row that you couldn't have heard God's own thunder。
On one side of the room one of the women was lying on the broad of her
back�察 �streaming with blood�察 �with an X newly cut on her face by two
strokes of a knife。 Opposite the wounded woman�察�whom the best´natured
of the band were attending�察 �I saw Carmen�察 �held by five or six of her
comrades。 The wounded woman was crying out�察�'A confessor�察�a confessor� �
I'm killed��' Carmen said nothing at all。 Sh