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. The town sports.

. Two of the boys.

. I know that face. We must ask Damian.

. But where is Don Paco? I am famished.

. He may find nobody at the Palace on a day like to-day.

. It would be awful to leave without taking anything.

. Order what you like; the waiter knows us by this time. We might pay him to-morrow.

. I'll have coffee and toast. The chocolate here is dreadful.

. Toast? An actress in a first-class company seen eating in public? Try something delicate. Take tea.

. You can't fill me up on tea.

. [To ] Hello! Who is that on the balcony?

. She sees us.

. Striking poses, eh? Look, there!… Feeding the canary sugar with her mouth. What a picture that would make!

. It's a pity her husband is such a brute.

. The vermouth and bitters. What's the matter? Ah! The captain's wife! [Mysteriously] Every morning after he goes off to the barracks she comes out on the balcony and makes a signal—I don't know to whom, but it's to some one.

. About what time?

. Between eight and nine.

. I must get around some morning myself.

. Look, look!… Don Paco, At last! [Calling] Don Paco!