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. Who is madly in love with the Governor's secretary? And her parents won't let them marry?

. Exactly.

. In love with the Governor's secretary. With Don Manolo?

. Yes. Do you know him? Keen as a razor—a young chap from Madrid?

. Do I know him? Well, I should say so. Do I? Adela, Garcés, give me your hands. We are saved! We are the masters of Moraleda—yes, as much as Don Baldomero, more than the Governor, as much even as the Governor's wife.

. Goodness! What has happened?

. Don't stop!

. Nothing has happened, but Manolo, the Governor's secretary, is my brother.

. Your brother?

. Bastard or legitimate?

. How bastard? Leave off with your plays.

. Well, upon my word!

. And to think we were innocent! What a coincidence!

. The early bird! It pays.

. Imagine my surprise when I heard the name of my brother at the Palace—the last place I ever expected to find him. It is five years since we have seen each other—not since I sailed for Buenos Aires. We began earning our living so young.

. But didn't you see him?

. No, he was at the cathedral. But I dropped him a few lines, and I am expecting an answer.

. You parted good friends?

. Naturally. If we haven't written for so long it was