"Thecasewasquiteclear。ItookholdofCarmen’sarm。’Sistermine，’
　　Isaidcivilly，’youmustcomewithme。’Sheshotaglanceofrecognitionatme，butshesaid，witharesignedlook：’Let’sbeoff。
　　Whereismymantilla？’Sheputitoverherheadsothatonlyoneofhergreateyeswastobeseen，andfollowedmytwomen，asquietasalamb。Whenwegottotheguardroomthesergeantsaiditwasaseriousjob，andhemustsendhertoprison。Iwastoldoffagaintotakeherthere。Iputherbetweentwodragoons，asacorporaldoesonsuchoccasions。Westartedoffforthetown。Thegipsyhadbegunbyholdinghertongue。Butwhenwegottothe/CalledelaSerpiente/——youknowit，andthatitearnsitsnamebyitsmanywindings——shebeganbydroppinghermantillaontohershoulders，soastoshowmehercoaxinglittleface，andturningroundtomeaswellasshecould，shesaid：
　　"’/Oficialmio/，whereareyoutakingmeto？’
　　"’Toprison，mypoorchild，’Ireplied，asgentlyasIcould，justasanykind—heartedsoldierisboundtospeaktoaprisoner，andespeciallytoawoman。
　　"’Alack!Whatwillbecomeofme!SenorOficial，havepityonme!Youaresoyoung，sogood—looking。’Then，inalowertone，shesaid，’Letmegetaway，andI’llgiveyouabitofthe/barlachi/，thatwillmakeeverywomanfallinlovewithyou!’
　　"The/barlachi/，sir，istheloadstone，withwhichthegipsiesdeclareonewhoknowshowtouseitcancastanynumberofspells。Ifyoucanmakeawomandrinkalittlescrapofit，powdered，inaglassofwhitewine，she’llneverbeabletoresistyou。Ianswered，asgravelyasIcould：
　　"’Wearenotheretotalknonsense。You’llhavetogotoprison。
　　Thosearemyorders，andthere’snohelpforit!’
　　"WemenfromtheBasquecountryhaveanaccentwhichallSpaniardseasilyrecognise；ontheotherhand，notoneofthemcaneverlearntosay/Bai，jaona/!*
　　*Yes，sir。
　　"SoCarmeneasilyguessedIwasfromtheProvinces。Youknow，sir，thatthegipsies，whobelongtonoparticularcountry，andarealwaysmovingabout，speakeverylanguage，andmostofthemarequiteathomeinPortugal，inFrance，inourProvinces，inCatalonia，oranywhereelse。TheycanevenmakethemselvesunderstoodbyMoorsandEnglishpeople。CarmenknewBasquetolerablywell。
　　"’/Lagunaenebihotsarena/，comradeofmyheart，’saidshesuddenly。
　　’Doyoubelongtoourcountry？’
　　"Ourlanguageissobeautiful，sir，thatwhenwehearitinaforeigncountryitmakesusquiver。Iwish，"addedthebanditinalowertone，"Icouldhaveaconfessorfrommyowncountry。"
　　Afterasilence，hebeganagain。
　　"’IbelongtoElizondo，’IansweredinBasque，verymuchaffectedbythesoundofmyownlanguage。
　　"’IcomefromEtchalar，’saidshe（that’sadistrictaboutfourhours’journeyfrommyhome）。’IwascarriedofftoSevillebythegipsies。IwasworkinginthefactorytoearnenoughmoneytotakemebacktoNavarre，tomypooroldmother，whohasnosupportintheworldbutme，besidesherlittle/barratcea/*withtwentycider—appletreesinit。Ah!ifIwereonlybackinmyowncountry，lookingupatthewhitemountains!Ihavebeeninsultedhere，becauseIdon’tbelongtothislandofroguesandsellersofrottenoranges；andthosehussiesareallbandedtogetheragainstme，becauseItoldthemthatnotalltheirSeville/jacques/，**andalltheirknives，wouldfrightenanhonestladfromourcountry，withhisbluecapandhis/maquila/!Goodcomrade，won’tyoudoanythingtohelpyourowncountrywoman？’
　　*Field，garden。
　　**Bravos，boasters。
　　"Shewaslyingthen，sir，asshehasalwayslied。Idon’tknowthatthatgirleverspokeawordoftruthinherlife，butwhenshedidspeak，Ibelievedher——Icouldn’thelpmyself。ShemangledherBasquewords，andIbelievedshecamefromNavarre。Buthereyesandhermouthandherskinwereenoughtoproveshewasagipsy。Iwasmad，I
　　paidnomoreattentiontoanything，IthoughttomyselfthatiftheSpaniardshaddaredtospeakevilofmycountry，Iwouldhaveslashedtheirfacesjustasshehadslashedhercomrade’s。Inshort，Iwaslikeadrunkenman，Iwasbeginningtosayfoolishthings，andIwasveryneardoingthem。
　　"’IfIweretogiveyouapushandyoutumbleddown，goodfellow—
　　countryman，’shebeganagaininBasque，’thosetwoCastilianrecruitswouldn’tbeabletokeepmeback。’
　　"Faith，Iforgotmyorders，Iforgoteverything，andIsaidtoher，’Well，then，myfriend，girlofmycountry，tryit，andmayourLadyoftheMountainhelpyouthrough。’
　　"JustatthatmomentwewerepassingoneofthemanynarrowlanesoneseesinSeville。AllatonceCarmenturnedandstruckmeinthechestwithherfist。Itumbledbackward，purposely。Withaboundshesprangoverme，andranoff，showingusapairoflegs!PeopletalkaboutapairofBasquelegs!butherswerefarbetter——asfleetastheywerewell—turned。Asforme，Ipickedmyselfupatonce，butIstuckoutmylance*crosswaysandbarredthestreet，sothatmycomradeswerecheckedattheveryfirstmomentofpursuit。ThenIstartedtorunmyself，andtheyafterme——buthowwerewetocatchher？Therewasnofearofthat，whatwithourspurs，ourswords，andourlances。
　　*AllSpanishcavalrysoldierscarrylances。
　　"InlesstimethanIhavetakentotellyouthestorytheprisonerhaddisappeared。Andbesides，everygossipinthequartercoveredherflight，pokedscornatus，andpointedusinthewrongdirection。
　　Afteragooddealofmarchingandcountermarching，wehadtogobacktotheguard—roomwithoutareceiptfromthegovernorofthejail。
　　"Toavoidpunishment，mymenmadeknownthatCarmenhadspokentomeinBasque；andtotellthetruth，itdidnotseemverynaturalthatablowfromsuchalittlecreatureshouldhavesoeasilyoverthrownastrongfellowlikeme。Thewholethinglookedsuspicious，or，atallevents，notover—clear。WhenIcameoffguardIlostmycorporal’sstripes，andwascondemnedtoamonth’simprisonment。ItwasthefirsttimeIhadbeenpunishedsinceIhadbeenintheservice。Farewell，now，tothesergeant’sstripes，onwhichIhadreckonedsosurely!
　　"Thefirstdaysinprisonwereverydreary。WhenIenlistedIhadfanciedIwassuretobecomeanofficer，atallevents。Twoofmycompatriots，LongaandMina，arecaptains—general，afterall。
　　Chapalangarrawasacolonel，andIhaveplayedtennisascoreoftimeswithhisbrother，whowasjustaneedyfellowlikemyself。’Now，’I
　　keptcryingtomyself，’allthetimeyouservedwithoutbeingpunishedhasbeenlost。Nowyouhaveabadmarkagainstyourname，andtogetyourselfbackintotheofficers’goodgracesyou’llhavetoworktentimesashardaswhenyoujoinedasarecruit。’AndwhyhaveIgotmyselfpunished？Forthesakeofagipsyhussy，whomadegameofme，andwhoatthismomentisbusythievinginsomecornerofthetown。
　　YetIcouldn’thelpthinkingabouther。Willyoubelieveit，sir，thosesilkstockingsofherswiththeholesinthem，ofwhichshehadgivenmesuchafullviewasshetooktoherheels，werealwaysbeforemyeyes？Iusedtolookthroughthebarredwindowsofthejailintothestreet，andamongallthewomenwhopassedInevercouldseeonetocomparewiththatminxofagirl——andthen，inspiteofmyself，I
　　usedtosmelltheacaciablossomshehadthrownatme，andwhich，dryasitwas，stillkeptitssweetscent。Iftherearesuchthingsaswitches，thatgirlcertainlywasone。
　　"Onedaythejailercamein，andgavemeanAlcalaroll。*
　　*/AlcaladelosPanaderos/，avillagetwoleaguesfromSeville，wherethemostdeliciousrollsaremade。Theyaresaidtoowetheirqualitytothewateroftheplace，andgreatquantitiesofthemarebroughttoSevilleeveryday。
　　"’Lookhere，’saidhe，’thisiswhatyourcousinhassentyou。’
　　"Itooktheloaf，verymuchastonished，forIhadnocousininSeville。Itmaybeamistake，thoughtI，asIlookedattheroll，butitwassoappetizingandsmeltsogood，thatImadeupmymindtoeatit，withouttroublingmyheadastowhenceitcame，orforwhomitwasreallyintended。
　　"WhenItriedtocutit，myknifestruckonsomethinghard。Ilooked，andfoundalittleEnglishfile，whichhadbeenslippedintothedoughbeforetherollhadbeenbaked。Therollalsocontainedagoldpieceoftwopiastres。ThenIhadnofurtherdoubt——itwasapresentfromCarmen。Topeopleofherblood，libertyiseverything，andtheywouldsetatownonfiretosavethemselvesonedayinprison。Thegirlwasartful，indeed，andarmedwiththatroll，Imighthavesnappedmyfingersatthejailers。Inonehour，withthatlittlefile，Icouldhavesawnthroughthethickestbar，andwiththegoldcoinIcouldhaveexchangedmysoldier’scloakforciviliangarbatthenearestshop。Youmayfancythatamanwhohasoftentakentheeagletsoutoftheirnestsinourcliffwouldhavefoundnodifficultyingettingdowntothestreetoutofawindowlessthanthirtyfeetaboveit。ButIdidn’tchoosetoescape。Istillhadasoldier’scodeofhonour，anddesertionappearedtomeinthelightofaheinouscrime。Yetthisproofofremembrancetouchedme。Whenamanisinprisonhelikestothinkhehasafriendoutsidewhotakesaninterestinhim。Thegoldcoindidratheroffendme；Ishouldhaveverymuchlikedtoreturnit；
　　butwherewasItofindmycreditor？Thatdidnotseemaveryeasytask。
　　"AftertheceremonyofmydegradationIhadfanciedmysufferingswereover，butIhadanotherhumiliationbeforeme。ThatcamewhenIleftprison，andwastoldoffforduty，andputonsentry，asaprivatesoldier。Youcannotconceivewhataproudmanenduresatsuchamoment。IbelieveIwouldhavejustassoonbeenshotdead——thenI
　　shouldhavemarchedaloneattheheadofmyplatoon，atallevents；I
　　shouldhavefeltIwassomebody，withtheeyesofothersfixeduponme。
　　"Iwaspostedassentryonthedoorofthecolonel’shouse。Thecolonelwasayoungman，rich，good—natured，fondofamusinghimself。
　　Alltheyoungofficerswerethere，andmanyciviliansaswell，besidesladies——actresses，asitwassaid。Formypart，itseemedtomeasifthewholetownhadagreedtomeetatthatdoor，inordertostareatme。Thenupdrovethecolonel’scarriage，withhisvaletonthebox。
　　AndwhoshouldIseegetoutofit，butthegipsygirl!Shewasdressedup，thistime，totheeyes，toggedoutingoldenribbons——aspangledgown，blueshoes，allspangledtoo，flowersandgoldlacealloverher。Inherhandshecarriedatambourine。Withherthereweretwoothergipsywomen，oneyoungandoneold。Theyalwayshaveoneoldwomanwhogoeswiththem，andthenanoldmanwithaguitar，agipsytoo，toplayalone，andalsofortheirdances。Youmustknowthesegipsygirlsareoftensentfortoprivatehouses，todancetheirspecialdance，the/Romalis/，andoften，too，forquiteotherpurposes。
　　"Carmenrecognisedme，andweexchangedglances。Idon’tknowwhy，butatthatmomentIshouldhavelikedtohavebeenahundredfeetbeneaththeground。
　　"’/Agurlaguna/，’*saidshe。’Oficialmio!Youkeepguardlikearecruit，’andbeforeIcouldfindawordinanswer，shewasinsidethehouse。
　　*Good—day，comrade!
　　"Thewholepartywasassembledinthe/patio/，andinspiteofthecrowdIcouldseenearlyeverythingthatwentonthroughthelattice。*
　　Icouldhearthecastanetsandthetambourine，thelaughterandapplause。SometimesIcaughtaglimpseofherheadassheboundedupwardwithhertambourine。ThenIcouldheartheofficerssayingmanythingstoherwhichbroughtthebloodtomyface。Astoheranswers，I
　　knewnothingofthem。Itwasonthatday，Ithink，thatIbegantoloveherinearnest——forthreeorfourtimesIwastemptedtorushintothe/patio/，anddrivemyswordintothebodiesofallthecoxcombswhoweremakinglovetoher。Mytorturelastedafullhour；
　　thenthegipsiescameout，andthecarriagetookthemaway。Asshepassedmeby，Carmenlookedatmewiththoseeyesyouknow，andsaidtomeverylow，’Comrade，peoplewhoarefondofgood/fritata/cometoeatitatLillasPastia’satTriana!’
　　*InmostofthehousesinSevillethereisaninnercourtsurroundedbyanarchedportico。Thisisusedasasitting—roominsummer。Overthecourtisstretchedapieceoftentcloth，whichiswateredduringthedayandremovedatnight。Thestreetdoorisalmostalwaysleftopen，andthepassageleadingtothecourt（/zaguan/）isclosedbyanironlatticeofveryelegantworkmanship。
　　"Then，lightasakid，shesteppedintothecarriage，thecoachmanwhippeduphismules，andthewholemerrypartydeparted，whitherI
　　knownot。
　　"YoumayfancythatthemomentIwasoffguardIwenttoTriana；butfirstofallIgotmyselfshavedandbrushedmyselfupasifIhadbeengoingonparade。ShewaslivingwithLillasPastia，anoldfried—
　　fishseller，agipsy，asblackasaMoor，towhosehouseagreatmanyciviliansresortedtoeat/fritata/，especially，Ithink，becauseCarmenhadtakenupherquartersthere。
　　"’Lillas，’shesaid，assoonasshesawme。’I’mnotgoingtoworkanymoreto—day。To—morrowwillbeaday，too。*Come，fellow—
　　countryman，letusgoforawalk!’
　　*/Mananaseraotrodia。/——ASpanishproverb。
　　"Shepulledhermantillaacrosshernose，andtherewewereinthestreet，withoutmyknowingintheleastwhitherIwasbound。
　　"’Senorita，’saidI，’IthinkIhavetothankyouforapresentIhadwhileIwasinprison。I’veeatenthebread；thefilewilldoforsharpeningmylance，andIkeepitinremembranceofyou。Butasforthemoney，hereitis。’
　　"’Why，he’skeptthemoney!’sheexclaimed，burstingoutlaughing。
　　’But，afterall，that’sallthebetter——forI’mdecidedlyhardup!
　　Whatmatter!Thedogthatrunsneverstarves!*Come，let’sspenditall!Youshalltreat。’
　　*/Chuquelsospirela，cocalterela。"Thedogthatrunsfindsabone。"——Gipsyproverb。
　　"WehadturnedbacktowardSeville。Attheentranceofthe/CalledelaSerpiente/sheboughtadozenoranges，whichshemademeputintomyhandkerchief。Alittlefartheronsheboughtaroll，asausage，andabottleofmanzanilla。Then，lastofall，sheturnedintoaconfectioner’sshop。ThereshethrewthegoldcoinIhadreturnedtoheronthecounter，withanothershehadinherpocket，andsomesmallsilver，andthensheaskedmeforallthemoneyIhad。AllIpossessedwasonepesetaandafewcuartos，whichIhandedovertoher，verymuchashamedofnothavingmore。Ithoughtshewouldhavecarriedawaythewholeshop。Shetookeverythingthatwasbestanddearest，/yemas/，*/turon/，**preservedfruits——aslongasthemoneylasted。
　　Andallthese，too，Ihadtocarryinpaperbags。Perhapsyouknowthe/CalledelCandilejo/，wherethereisaheadofDonPedrotheAvenger。***Thatheadoughttohavegivenmepause。Westoppedatanoldhouseinthatstreet。Shepassedintotheentry，andknockedatadooronthegroundfloor。Itwasopenedbyagipsy，athorough—pacedservantofthedevil。CarmensaidafewwordstoherinRomany。Atfirsttheoldhaggrumbled。TosmoothherdownCarmengaveheracoupleoforangesandahandfulofsugar—plums，andletherhaveatasteofwine。Thenshehunghercloakonherback，andledhertothedoor，whichshefastenedwithawoodenbar。Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantolaughandcaperlikealunatic，singingout，’Youaremy/rom/，I’myour/romi/。’****
　　*Sugaredyolksofeggs。
　　**Asortofnougat。
　　***Thisking，DonPedro，whomwecall"theCruel，"andwhomQueenIsabella，theCatholic，nevercalledanythingbut"theAvenger，"
　　wasfondofwalkingaboutthestreetsofSevilleatnightinsearchofadventures，liketheCaliphHarounalRaschid。Onenight，inalonelystreet，hequarrelledwithamanwhowassingingaserenade。Therewasafight，andthekingkilledtheamorous/caballero/。Attheclashingoftheirswords，anoldwomanputherheadoutofthewindowandlightedupthescenewithatinylamp（candilejo）whichsheheldinherhand。MyreadersmustbeinformedthatKingDonPedro，thoughnimbleandmuscular，sufferedfromonestrangefaultinhisphysicalconformation。
　　Wheneverhewalkedhiskneescrackedloudly。Bythiscrackingtheoldwomaneasilyrecognisedhim。Thenextdaythe/veintiquatro/
　　inchargecametomakehisreporttotheking。"Sir，aduelwasfoughtlastnightinsuchastreet——oneofthecombatantsisdead。""Haveyoufoundthemurderer？""Yes，sir。""Whyhashenotbeenpunishedalready？""Sir，Iawaityourorders!""Carryoutthelaw。"Nowthekinghadjustpublishedadecreethateveryduellistwastohavehisheadcutoff，andthatheadwastobesetuponthesceneofthefight。The/veintiquatro/gotoutofthedifficultylikeacleverman。Hehadtheheadsawedoffastatueoftheking，andsetthatupinanicheinthemiddleofthestreetinwhichthemurderhadtakenplace。ThekingandalltheSevilliansthoughtthisaverygoodjoke。Thestreettookitsnamefromthelampheldbytheoldwoman，theonlywitnessoftheincident。Theaboveisthepopulartradition。Zunigatellsthestorysomewhatdifferently。Howeverthatmaybe，astreetcalled/CalledelCandilejo/stillexistsinSeville，andinthatstreetthereisabustwhichissaidtobeaportraitofDonPedro。Thisbust，unfortunately，isamodernproduction。Duringtheseventeenthcenturytheoldonehadbecomeverymuchdefaced，andthemunicipalityhaditreplacedbythatnowtobeseen。
　　****/Rom/，husband。/Romi/，wife。
　　"ThereIstoodinthemiddleoftheroom，ladenwithallherpurchases，andnotknowingwhereIwastoputthemdown。Shetumbledthemallontothefloor，andthrewherarmsroundmyneck，saying：
　　"’Ipaymydebts，Ipaymydebts!That’sthelawofthe/Cales/。’*
　　*/Calo/，feminine/calli/，plural/cales/。Literally"black，"thenamethegipsiesapplytothemselvesintheirownlanguage。
　　"Ah，sir，thatday!thatday!WhenIthinkofitIforgetwhatto—morrowmustbringme!"
　　Foramomentthebanditheldhispeace，then，whenhehadrelightedhiscigar，hebeganafresh。
　　"Wespentthewholedaytogether，eating，drinking，andsoforth。Whenshehadstuffedherselfwithsugar—plums，likeanychildofsixyearsold，shethrustthembyhandfulsintotheoldwoman’swater—jar。
　　’That’llmakesherbetforher，’shesaid。Shesmashedthe/yemas/bythrowingthemagainstthewalls。’They’llkeepthefliesfrombotheringus。’Therewasnoprankorwildfrolicshedidn’tindulgein。ItoldherIshouldhavelikedtoseeherdance，onlytherewerenocastanetstobehad。Instantlysheseizedtheoldwoman’sonlyearthenwareplate，smasheditup，andthereshewasdancingthe/Romalis/，andmakingthebitsofbrokencrockeryrattleaswellasiftheyhadbeenebonyandivorycastanets。Thatgirlwasgoodcompany，I
　　cantellyou!Eveningfell，andIheardthedrumsbeatingtattoo。
　　"’Imustgetbacktoquartersforroll—call，’Isaid。
　　"’Toquarters!’sheanswered，withalookofscorn。’Areyouanegroslave，toletyourselfbedrivenwitharamrodlikethat!Youareassillyasacanarybird。Yourdresssuitsyournature。*Pshaw!you’venomoreheartthanachicken。’
　　*Spanishdragoonswearayellowuniform。
　　"Istayedon，makingupmymindtotheinevitableguard—room。Thenextmorningthefirstsuggestionofpartingcamefromher。
　　"’Harkye，Joseito，’shesaid。’HaveIpaidyou？Byourlaw，Iowedyounothing，becauseyou’rea/payllo/。Butyou’reagood—lookingfellow，andItookafancytoyou。Nowwe’requits。Good—day!’
　　"IaskedherwhenIshouldseeheragain。
　　"’Whenyou’relessofasimpleton，’sheretorted，withalaugh。Then，inamoreserioustone，’Doyouknow，myson，IreallybelieveIloveyoualittle；butthatcan’tlast!Thedogandthewolfcan’tagreeforlong。Perhapsifyouturnedgipsy，Imightcaretobeyour/romi/。
　　Butthat’sallnonsense，suchthingsaren’tpossible。Pshaw!myboy。
　　Believeme，you’rewelloutofit。You’vecomeacrossthedevil——heisn’talwaysblack——andyou’venothadyourneckwrung。Iwearawoollensuit，butI’mnosheep。*Goandburnacandletoyour/majari/，**shedeservesitwell。Come，good—byoncemore。Don’tthinkanymoreabout/LaCarmencita/，orshe’llendbymakingyoumarryawidowwithwoodenlegs。’***
　　*/Medicasvriardadejorpoy，busnesinobraco/。——Agipsyproverb。
　　**TheSaint，theHolyVirgin。
　　***Thegallows，whichisthewidowofthelastmanhangeduponit。
　　"Asshespoke，shedrewbackthebarthatclosedthedoor，andoncewewereoutinthestreetshewrappedhermantillaabouther，andturnedonherheel。
　　"Shespokethetruth。Ishouldhavedonefarbetternevertothinkofheragain。Butafterthatdayinthe/CalledelCandilejo/Icouldn’tthinkofanythingelse。AlldaylongIusedtowalkabout，hopingI
　　mightmeether。Isoughtnewsofherfromtheoldhag，andfromthefried—fishseller。Theybothtoldmeshehadgoneawayto/Laloro/，whichistheirnameforPortugal。TheyprobablysaiditbyCarmen’sorders，butIsoonfoundouttheywerelying。Someweeksaftermydayinthe/CalledelCandilejo/Iwasondutyatoneofthetowngates。A
　　littlewayfromthegatetherewasabreachinthewall。Themasonswereworkingatitinthedaytime，andatnightasentinelwaspostedonit，topreventsmugglersfromgettingin。AllthroughonedayIsawLillasPastiagoingbackwardandforwardneartheguard—room，andtalkingtosomeofmycomrades。Theyallknewhimwell，andhisfried—
　　fishandfrittersevenbetter。Hecameuptome，andaskedifIhadanynewsofCarmen。
　　"’No，’saidI。
　　"’Well，’saidhe，’you’llsoonhearofher，oldfellow。’
　　"Hewasnotmistaken。ThatnightIwaspostedtoguardthebreachinthewall。AssoonasthesergeanthaddisappearedIsawawomancomingtowardme。MyhearttoldmeitwasCarmen。StillIshouted：
　　"’Keepoff!Nobodycanpasshere!’
　　"’Now，don’tbespiteful，’shesaid，makingherselfknowntome。
　　"’What!youhere，Carmen？’
　　"’Yes，/mipayllo/。Letussayfewwords，butwiseones。Wouldyouliketoearnadouro？Somepeoplewillbecomingwithbundles。Letthemalone。’
　　"’No，’saidI，’Imustnotallowthemthrough。Thesearemyorders。’
　　"’Orders!orders!Youdidn’tthinkaboutordersinthe/CalledelCandilejo/!’
　　"’Ah!’Icried，quitemaddenedbytheverythoughtofthatnight。’Itwaswellworthwhiletoforgetmyordersforthat!ButIwon’thaveanysmuggler’smoney!’
　　"’Well，ifyouwon’thavemoney，shallwegoanddinetogetheratoldDorotea’s？’
　　"’No，’saidI，halfchokedbytheeffortitcostme。’No，Ican’t。’
　　"’Verygood!Ifyoumakesomanydifficulties，IknowtowhomIcango。I’llaskyourofficerifhe’llcomewithmetoDorotea’s。Helooksgood—natured，andhe’llpostasentrywho’llonlyseewhathehadbettersee。Good—bye，canary—bird!Ishallhaveagoodlaughthedaytheordercomesouttohangyou!’
　　"Iwasweakenoughtocallherback，andIpromisedtoletthewholeofgipsydompassin，ifthatwerenecessary，sothatIsecuredtheonlyrewardIlongedfor。Sheinstantlysworeshewouldkeepherwordfaithfullytheverynextday，andranofftosummonherfriends，whowerecloseby。Therewerefiveofthem，ofwhomPastiawasone，allwellloadedwithEnglishgoods。Carmenkeptwatchforthem。Shewastowarnthemwithhercastanetstheinstantshecaughtsightofthepatrol。Buttherewasnonecessityforthat。Thesmugglersfinishedtheirjobinamoment。
　　"ThenextdayIwenttothe/CalledelCandilejo/。Carmenkeptmewaiting，andwhenshecame，shewasinratherabadtemper。
　　"’Idon’tlikepeoplewhohavetobepressed，’shesaid。’Youdidmeamuchgreaterservicethefirsttime，withoutknowingyou’dgainanythingbyit。Yesterdayyoubargainedwithme。Idon’tknowwhyI’vecome，forIdon’tcareforyouanymore。Here，beoffwithyou。Here’sadouroforyourtrouble。’
　　"Iverynearlythrewthecoinatherhead，andIhadtomakeaviolentefforttopreventmyselffromactuallybeatingher。AfterwehadwrangledforanhourIwentoffinafury。ForsometimeIwanderedaboutthetown，walkinghitherandthitherlikeamadman。AtlastI
　　wentintoachurch，andgettingintothedarkestcornerIcouldfind，Icriedhottears。AllatonceIheardavoice。
　　"’Adragoonintears。I’llmakeaphilterofthem!’
　　"Ilookedup。TherewasCarmeninfrontofme。
　　"’Well，/mipayllo/，areyoustillangrywithme？’shesaid。’Imustcareforyouinspiteofmyself，forsinceyouleftmeIdon’tknowwhathasbeenthematterwithme。Lookyou，itisIwhoaskyoutocometothe/CalledelCandilejo/，now!’
　　"Sowemadeitup：butCarmen’stemperwasliketheweatherinourcountry。Thestormisneversoclose，inourmountains，aswhenthesunisatitsbrightest。ShehadpromisedtomeetmeagainatDorotea’s，butshedidn’tcome。
　　"AndDoroteabegantellingmeagainthatshehadgoneofftoPortugalaboutsomegipsybusiness。
　　"AsexperiencehadalreadytaughtmehowmuchofthatIwastobelieve，IwentaboutlookingforCarmenwhereverIthoughtshemightbe，andtwentytimesineverydayIwalkedthroughthe/CalledelCandilejo/。OneeveningIwaswithDorotea，whomIhadalmosttamedbygivingheraglassofanisettenowandthen，whenCarmenwalkedin，followedbyayoungman，alieutenantinourregiment。
　　"’Getawayatonce，’shesaidtomeinBasque。Istoodthere，dumfounded，myheartfullofrage。
　　"’Whatareyoudoinghere？’saidthelieutenanttome。’Takeyourselfoff——getoutofthis。’
　　"Icouldn’tmoveastep。Ifeltparalyzed。Theofficergrewangry，andseeingIdidnotgoout，andhadnoteventakenoffmyforagecap，hecaughtmebythecollarandshookmeroughly。Idon’tknowwhatIsaidtohim。Hedrewhissword，andIunsheathedmine。Theoldwomancaughtholdofmyarm，andthelieutenantgavemeawoundontheforehead，ofwhichIstillbearthescar。Imadeastepbackward，andwithonejerkofmyelbowIthrewoldDoroteadown。Then，asthelieutenantstillpressedme，Iturnedthepointofmyswordagainsthisbodyandheranuponit。ThenCarmenputoutthelampandtoldDorotea，inherownlanguage，totaketoflight。Ifledintothestreetmyself，andbeganrunningalong，Iknewnotwhither。Itseemedtomethatsomeonewasfollowingme。WhenIcametomyselfIdiscoveredthatCarmenhadneverleftme。
　　"’Greatstupidofacanary—bird!’shesaid，’younevermakeanythingbutblunders。And，indeed，youknowItoldyouIshouldbringyoubadluck。Butcome，there’sacureforeverythingwhenyouhaveaFlemingfromRome*foryourlove。Beginbyrollingthishandkerchiefroundyourhead，andthrowmeoverthatbeltofyours。Waitformeinthisalley——I’llbebackintwominutes。
　　*/FlamencodeRoma/，aslangtermforthegipsies。RomadoesnotstandfortheEternalCity，butforthenationofthe/romi/，orthemarriedfolk——anameappliedbythegipsiestothemselves。ThefirstgipsiesseeninSpainprobablycamefromtheLowCountries，hencetheirnameof/Flemings/。
　　"Shedisappeared，andsooncamebackbringingmeastripedcloakwhichshehadgonetofetch，Iknewnotwhence。Shemademetakeoffmyuniform，andputonthecloakovermyshirt。Thusdressed，andwiththewoundonmyheadboundroundwiththehandkerchief，IwastolerablylikeaValencianpeasant，manyofwhomcometoSevilletoselladrinktheymakeoutof’/chufas/。’*ThenshetookmetoahouseverymuchlikeDorotea’s，atthebottomofalittlelane。Heresheandanothergipsywomanwashedanddressedmywounds，betterthananyarmysurgeoncouldhavedone，gavemesomething，Iknownotwhat，todrink，andfinallymademeliedownonamattress，onwhichIwenttosleep。
　　*Abulbousroot，outofwhichratherapleasantbeverageismanufactured。
　　"Probablythewomanhadmixedoneofthesoporificdrugsofwhichtheyknowthesecretinmydrink，forIdidnotwakeuptillverylatethenextday。Iwasratherfeverish，andhadaviolentheadache。ItwassometimebeforethememoryoftheterriblesceneinwhichIhadtakenpartonthepreviousnightcamebacktome。Afterhavingdressedmywound，Carmenandherfriend，squattingontheirheelsbesidemymattress，exchangedafewwordsof’/chipecalli/，’whichappearedtometobesomethinginthenatureofamedicalconsultation。ThentheybothofthemassuredmethatIshouldsoonbecured，butthatImustgetoutofSevilleattheearliestpossiblemoment，forthat，ifIwascaughtthere，Ishouldmostundoubtedlybeshot。
　　"’Myboy，’saidCarmentome，’you’llhavetodosomething。Nowthatthekingwon’tgiveyoueitherriceorhaddock*you’llhavetothinkofearningyourlivelihood。You’retoostupidforstealing/apastesas/。**Butyouarebraveandactive。Ifyouhavethepluck，takeyourselfofftothecoastandturnsmuggler。Haven’tIpromisedtogetyouhanged？That’sbetterthanbeingshot，andbesides，ifyousetaboutitproperly，you’lllivelikeaprinceaslongasthe/minons/***andthecoast—guarddon’tlaytheirhandsonyourcollar。’
　　*TheordinaryfoodofaSpanishsoldier。
　　**/Ustilarapastesas/，tostealcleverly，topurloinwithoutviolence。
　　***Asortofvolunteercorps。
　　"Inthisattractiveguisedidthisfiendofagirldescribethenewcareershewassuggestingtome，——theonlyone，indeed，remaining，nowIhadincurredthepenaltyofdeath。ShallIconfessit，sir？Shepersuadedmewithoutmuchdifficulty。Thiswildanddangerouslife，itseemedtome，wouldbindherandmemorecloselytogether。Infuture，Ithought，Ishouldbeabletomakesureofherlove。
　　"IhadoftenheardtalkofcertainsmugglerswhotravelledaboutAndalusia，eachridingagoodhorse，withhismistressbehindhimandhisblunderbussinhisfist。AlreadyIsawmyselftrottingupanddowntheworld，withaprettygipsybehindme。WhenImentionedthatnotiontoher，shelaughedtillshehadtoholdhersides，andvowedtherewasnothingintheworldsodelightfulasanightspentcampingintheopenair，wheneach/rom/retiredwithhis/romi/beneaththeirlittletent，madeofthreehoopswithablanketthrownacrossthem。
　　"’IfItaketothemountains，’saidItoher，’Ishallbesureofyou。There’llbenolieutenanttheretogoshareswithme。’
　　"’Ha!ha!you’rejealous!’sheretorted，’somuchtheworseforyou。
　　Howcanyoubesuchafoolasthat？Don’tyouseeImustloveyou，becauseIhaveneveraskedyouformoney？’
　　"WhenshesaidthatsorttothingIcouldhavestrangledher。
　　"Toshortenthestory，sir，Carmenprocuredmecivilianclothes，disguisedinwhichIgotoutofSevillewithoutbeingrecognised。I
　　wenttoJerez，withaletterfromPastiatoadealerinanisettewhosehousewasthesmugglers’meeting—place。Iwasintroducedtothem，andtheirleader，surnamed/ElDancaire/，enrolledmeinhisgang。WestartedforGaucin，whereIfoundCarmen，whohadtoldmeshewouldmeetmethere。Inalltheseexpeditionssheactedasspyforourgang，andshewasthebestthateverwasseen。ShehadnowjustreturnedfromGibraltar，andhadalreadyarrangedwiththecaptainofashipforacargoofEnglishgoodswhichweweretoreceiveonthecoast。WewenttomeetitnearEstepona。Wehidpartinthemountains，andladenwiththerest，weproceededtoRonda。Carmenhadgonetherebeforeus。
　　Itwassheagainwhowarneduswhenwehadbetterenterthetown。Thisfirstjourney，andseveralsubsequentones，turnedoutwell。Ifoundthesmuggler’slifepleasanterthanasoldier’s：IcouldgivepresentstoCarmen，Ihadmoney，andIhadamistress。Ifeltlittleornoremorse，for，asthegipsiessay，’Thehappymanneverlongstoscratchhisitch。’Weweremadewelcomeeverywhere，mycomradestreatedmewell，andevenshowedmeacertainrespect。ThereasonofthiswasthatIhadkilledmyman，andthatsomeofthemhadnoexploitofthatdescriptionontheirconscience。ButwhatIvaluedmostinmynewlifewasthatIoftensawCarmen。Sheshowedmemoreaffectionthanever；nevertheless，shewouldneveradmit，beforemycomrades，thatshewasmymistress，andshehadevenmademeswearallsortsofoathsthatIwouldnotsayanythingabouthertothem。Iwassoweakinthatcreature’shands，thatIobeyedallherwhims。Andbesides，thiswasthefirsttimeshehadrevealedherselfaspossessinganyofthereserveofawell—conductedwoman，andIwassimpleenoughtobelieveshehadreallycastoffherformerhabits。
　　"Ourgang，whichconsistedofeightortenmen，washardlyevertogetherexceptatdecisivemoments，andwewereusuallyscatteredbytwosandthreesaboutthetownsandvillages。Eachoneofuspretendedtohavesometrade。Onewasatinker，anotherwasagroom；Iwassupposedtopeddlehaberdashery，butIhardlyevershowedmyselfinlargeplaces，onaccountofmyunluckybusinessatSeville。Oneday，orratheronenight，weweretomeetbelowVeger。/ElDancaire/andI
　　gottherebeforetheothers。
　　"’Weshallsoonhaveanewcomrade，’saidhe。’Carmenhasjustmanagedoneofherbesttricks。Shehascontrivedtheescapeofher/rom/，whowasinthe/presidio/atTarifa。’
　　"Iwasalreadybeginningtounderstandthegipsylanguage，whichnearlyallmycomradesspoke，andthisword/rom/startledme。
　　"What!herhusband？Isshemarried，then？’saidItothecaptain。
　　"’Yes!’hereplied，’marriedtoGarcia/elTuerto/*——ascunningagipsyassheisherself。Thepoorfellowhasbeenatthegalleys。
　　Carmenhaswheedledthesurgeonofthe/presidio/tosuchgoodpurposethatshehasmanagedtogether/rom/outofprison。Faith!thatgirl’sworthherweightingold。Fortwoyearsshehasbeentryingtocontrivehisescape，butshecoulddonothinguntiltheauthoritiestookitintotheirheadstochangethesurgeon。Shesoonmanagedtocometoanunderstandingwiththisnewone。’
　　*One—eyedman。
　　"Youmayimaginehowpleasantthisnewswasforme。IsoonsawGarcia/elTuerto/。Hewastheveryugliestbrutethatwasevernursedingipsydom。Hisskinwasblack，hissoulwasblacker，andhewasaltogetherthemostthorough—pacedruffianIevercameacrossinmylife。Carmenarrivedwithhim，andwhenshecalledhimher/rom/inmypresence，youshouldhaveseentheeyesshemadeatme，andthefacesshepulledwheneverGarciaturnedhisheadaway。
　　"Iwasdisgusted，andneverspokeawordtoherallnight。Thenextmorningwehadmadeupourpacks，andhadalreadystarted，whenwebecameawarethatwehadadozenhorsemenonourheels。ThebraggartAndalusians，whohadbeenboastingtheywouldmurdereveryonewhocamenearthem，cutapitifulfigureatonce。Therewasageneralrout。/ElDancaire/，Garcia，agood—lookingfellowfromEcija，whowascalled/ElRemendado/，andCarmenherself，kepttheirwitsaboutthem。
　　Therestforsookthemulesandtooktothegorges，wherethehorsescouldnotfollowthem。Therewasnohopeofsavingthemules，sowehastilyunstrappedthebestpartofourbooty，andtakingitonourshoulders，wetriedtoescapethroughtherocksdownthesteepestoftheslopes。Wethrewourpacksdowninfrontofusandfollowedthemasbestwecould，slippingalongonourheels。Meanwhiletheenemyfiredatus。ItwasthefirsttimeIhadeverheardbulletswhistlingaroundmeandIdidn’tminditverymuch。Whenthere’sawomanlookingon，there’snoparticularmeritinsnappingone’sfingersatdeath。Weallescapedexceptthepoor/Remendado/，whoreceivedabulletwoundintheloins。Ithrewawaymypackandtriedtolifthimup。
　　"’Idiot!’shoutedGarcia，’whatdowewantwithoffal!Finishhimoff，anddon’tlosethecottonstockings!’
　　"’Drophim!’criedCarmen。
　　"IwassoexhaustedthatIwasobligedtolayhimdownforamomentunderarock。Garciacameup，andfiredhisblunderbussfullintohisface。’He’dbeacleverfellowwhorecognisedhimnow!’saidhe，ashelookedattheface，cuttopiecesbyadozenslugs。
　　"There，sir；that’sthedelightfulsortoflifeI’veled!Thatnightwefoundourselvesinathicket，wornoutwithfatigue，withnothingtoeat，andruinedbythelossofourmules。WhatdoyouthinkthatdevilGarciadid？Hepulledapackofcardsoutofhispocketandbeganplayinggameswith/ElDancaire/bythelightofafiretheykindled。MeanwhileIwaslyingdown，staringatthestars，thinkingof/ElRemendado/，andtellingmyselfIwouldjustasliefbeinhisplace。Carmenwassquattingdownnearme，andeverynowandthenshewouldrattlehercastanetsandhumatune。Then，drawingclosetome，asifshewouldhavewhisperedinmyear，shekissedmetwoorthreetimesoveralmostagainstmywill。
　　"’Youareadevil，’saidItoher。
　　"’Yes，’shereplied。
　　"Afterafewhours’rest，shedepartedtoGaucin，andthenextmorningalittlegoatherdbroughtussomefood。Westayedthereallthatday，andintheeveningwemovedclosetoGaucin。WewereexpectingnewsfromCarmen，butnonecame。Afterdaylightbrokewesawamuleteerattendingawell—dressedwomanwithaparasol，andalittlegirlwhoseemedtobeherservant。SaidGarcia，’TheregotwomulesandtwowomenwhomSt。Nicholashassentus。Iwouldratherhavehadfourmules，butnomatter。I’lldothebestIcanwiththese。’
　　"Hetookhisblunderbuss，andwentdownthepathway，hidinghimselfamongthebrushwood。
　　"Wefollowedhim，/ElDancaire/andIkeepingalittlewaybehind。Assoonasthewomansawus，insteadofbeingfrightened——andourdresswouldhavebeenenoughtofrightenanyone——sheburstintoafitofloudlaughter。’Ah!the/lillipendi/!Theytakemeforan/erani/!’*
　　*"Theidiots，theytakemeforasmartlady!"
　　"ItwasCarmen，butsowelldisguisedthatifshehadspokenanyotherlanguageIshouldneverhaverecognisedher。Shesprangoffhermule，andtalkedsometimeinanundertonewith/ElDancaire/andGarcia。
　　Thenshesaidtome：
　　"’Canary—bird，weshallmeetagainbeforeyou’rehanged。I’mofftoGibraltarongipsybusiness——you’llsoonhavenewsofme。’
　　"Weparted，aftershehadtoldusofaplacewhereweshouldfindshelterforsomedays。Thatgirlwastheprovidenceofourgang。Wesoonreceivedsomemoneysentbyher，andapieceofnewswhichwasstillmoreusefultous——totheeffectthatonacertaindaytwoEnglishlordswouldtravelfromGibraltartoGranadabyaroadshementioned。Thiswasawordtothewise。Theyhadplentyofgoodguineas。Garciawouldhavekilledthem，but/ElDancaire/andI
　　objected。Allwetookfromthem，besidestheirshirts，whichwegreatlyneeded，wastheirmoneyandtheirwatches。
　　"Sir，amanmayturnrogueinsheerthoughtlessness。Youloseyourheadoveraprettygirl，youfightanothermanabouther，thereisacatastrophe，youhavetotaketothemountains，andyouturnfromasmugglerintoarobberbeforeyouhavetimetothinkaboutit。AfterthismatteroftheEnglishlords，weconcludedthattheneighbourhoodofGibraltarwouldnotbehealthyforus，andweplungedintothe/SierradeRonda/。YouoncementionedJose—Mariatome。Well，itwasthereImadeacquaintancewithhim。Healwaystookhismistresswithhimonhisexpeditions。Shewasaprettygirl，quiet，modest，well—
　　mannered，youneverheardavulgarwordfromher，andshewasquitedevotedtohim。He，onhisside，ledheraveryunhappylife。Hewasalwaysrunningafterotherwomen，heill—treatedher，andthensometimeshewouldtakeitintohisheadtobejealous。Onedayheslashedherwithaknife。Well，sheonlydotedonhimthemore!That’sthewaywithwomen，andespeciallywithAndalusians。Thisgirlwasproudofthescaronherarm，andwoulddisplayitasthoughitwerethemostbeautifulthingintheworld。AndthenJose—Mariawastheworstofcomradesinthebargain。Inoneexpeditionwemadewithhim，hemanagedsothathekeptalltheprofits，andwehadallthetroubleandtheblows。ButImustgobacktomystory。WehadnosignatallfromCarmen。/ElDancaire/said：’OneofuswillhavetogotoGibraltartogetnewsofher。Shemusthaveplannedsomebusiness。I’dgoatonce，onlyI’mtoowellknownatGibraltar。’/ElTuerto/said：
　　"’I’mwellknowntheretoo。I’veplayedsomanytricksonthecrayfish*——andasI’veonlyoneeye，itisnotovereasyformetodisguisemyself。’
　　*NameappliedbytheSpanishpopulacetotheBritishsoldiers，onaccountofthecolouroftheiruniform。
　　"’ThenIsupposeImustgo，’saidI，delightedattheveryideaofseeingCarmenagain。’Well，howamItosetaboutit？’
　　"Theothersanswered：
　　"’Youmusteithergobysea，oryoumustgetthroughbySanRocco，whicheveryoulikethebest；onceyouareinGibraltar，inquireintheportwhereachocolate—sellercalled/LaRollona/lives。Whenyou’vefoundher，she’lltellyoueverythingthat’shappening。’
　　"ItwassettledthatwewerealltostartfortheSierra，thatIwastoleavemytwocompanionsthere，andtakemywaytoGibraltar，inthecharacterofafruit—seller。AtRondaoneofourmenprocuredmeapassport；atGaucinIwasprovidedwithadonkey。Iloadeditwithorangesandmelons，andstartedforth。WhenIreachedGibraltarI
　　foundthatmanypeopleknew/LaRollona/，butthatshewaseitherdeadorhadgone/adfinibusterroe/，*and，tomymind，herdisappearanceexplainedthefailureofourcorrespondencewithCarmen。Istabledmydonkey，andbegantomoveaboutthetown，carryingmyorangesasthoughtosellthem，butinrealitylookingtoseewhetherIcouldnotcomeacrossanyfaceIknew。Theplaceisfullofragamuffinsfromeverycountryintheworld，anditreallyisliketheTowerofBabel，foryoucan’tgotenpacesalongastreetwithouthearingasmanylanguages。Ididseesomegipsies，butIhardlydaredconfideinthem。
　　Iwastakingstockofthem，andtheyweretakingstockofme。Wehadmutuallyguessedeachothertoberogues，buttheimportantthingforuswastoknowwhetherwebelongedtothesamegang。Afterhavingspenttwodaysinfruitlesswanderings，andhavingfoundoutnothingeitherasto/LaRollona/orastoCarmen，IwasthinkingIwouldgobacktomycomradesassoonasIhadmadeafewpurchases，when，towardsunset，asIwaswalkingalongastreet，Iheardawoman’svoicefromawindowsay，’Orange—seller!’
　　*Tothegalleys，orelsetoallthedevilsinhell。
　　"Ilookedup，andonabalconyIsawCarmenlookingout，besideascarlet—coatedofficerwithgoldepaulettes，curlyhair，andalltheappearanceofarich/milord/。Asforher，shewasmagnificentlydressed，ashawlhungonhershoulders，she’dagoldcombinherhair，everythingsheworewasofsilk；andthecunninglittlewretch，notabitaltered，waslaughingtillsheheldhersides。
　　"TheEnglishmanshoutedtomeinmangledSpanishtocomeupstairs，astheladywantedsomeoranges，andCarmensaidtomeinBasque：
　　"’Comeup，anddon’tlookastonishedatanything!’
　　"Indeed，nothingthatshedidoughtevertohaveastonishedme。I
　　don’tknowwhetherIwasmosthappyorwretchedatseeingheragain。
　　AtthedoorofthehousetherewasatallEnglishservantwithapowderedhead，whousheredmeintoasplendiddrawing—room。InstantlyCarmensaidtomeinBasque，’Youdon’tknowonewordofSpanish，andyoudon’tknowme。’ThenturningtotheEnglishman，sheadded：
　　"’Itoldyouso。IsawatoncehewasaBasque。Nowyou’llhearwhataqueerlanguagehespeaks。Doesn’thelooksilly？He’slikeacatthat’sbeencaughtinthelarder!’
　　"’Andyou，’saidItoherinmyownlanguage，’youlooklikeanimpudentjade——andI’veagoodmindtoscaryourfacehereandnow，beforeyourspark。’
　　"’Myspark!’saidshe。’Why，you’veguessedthatallalone!Areyoujealousofthisidiot？You’reevensillierthanyouwerebeforeoureveninginthe/CalledelCandilejo/!Don’tyousee，fool，thatatthismomentI’mdoinggipsybusiness，anddoingitinthemostbrilliantmanner？Thishousebelongstome——theguineasofthatcrayfishwillbelongtome!Ileadhimbythenose，andI’llleadhimtoaplacethathe’llnevergetoutof!’
　　"’AndifIcatchyoudoinganygipsybusinessinthisstyleagain，I’llseetoitthatyouneverdoanyagain!’saidI。
　　"’Ah!uponmyword!Areyoumy/rom/，praythatyougivemeorders？
　　If/ElTuerto/ispleased，whathaveyoutodowithit？Oughtn’tyoutobeveryhappythatyouaretheonlymanwhocancallhimselfmy/minchorro/？’*
　　*My"lover，"orrathermy"fancy。"
　　"’Whatdoeshesay？’inquiredtheEnglishman。
　　"’Hesayshe’sthirsty，andwouldlikeadrink，’answeredCarmen，andshethrewherselfbackuponasofa，screamingwithlaughteratherowntranslation。
　　"Whenthatgirlbeginstolaugh，sir，itwashopelessforanybodytotryandtalksense。Everybodylaughedwithher。ThebigEnglishmanbegantolaughtoo，liketheidiothewas，andorderedtheservanttobringmesomethingtodrink。
　　"WhileIwasdrinkingshesaidtome：
　　"’Doyouseethatringhehasonhisfinger？IfyoulikeI’llgiveittoyou。’
　　"AndIanswered：
　　"’Iwouldgiveoneofmyfingerstohaveyour/milord/outonthemountains，andeachofuswitha/maquila/inhisfist。’
　　"’/Maquila/，whatdoesthatmean？’askedtheEnglishman。