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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

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