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. Letters, eh?

. Yes. You could never guess… Here is the Abejorro.

. Who the devil is behind this?

. Reinosa, the proprietor of the Recreo. They have shut up his house. Listen: "In preparation for the feria several large candelabra have been placed in front of the Governor's Palace, in the worst possible taste. In view of the circumstances, it would seem that His Excellency might have chosen a less public occasion on which to turn on the light."

. The devil you say! To turn on the light!

. Wait! "In order to insure the greater success of the Bull-fight to-morrow, the Governor is to preside over the Plaza. In the interest of sport, it is to be hoped that the ignorance of His Excellency does not extend to all matters which take place under his eye." What do you think of that?

. No, no, that is his business. I don't see the connection. A man may be a good governor…

. And yet be afraid to turn on the light? It's not in the oath of office.

. Hello! What's the crowd?

. Campos, the bull-fighter, and the people shouting after him.

. Here comes Campos!

. [Rising in her seat in the window] What a figure! What jewels!

. Don't be a fool staring at that pocket gladiator. The brute has no soul.

. Garcés, don't preach. Life is no old morality.