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 tacle itself is a savage one, sí, señora; but, believe me, the people, when they are aroused, are a thousand times more savage than the spectacle. Sí, señora.

. I don't think I shall enjoy it. I like the animation, the parade of the fighters, the entrance of the bull, but nothing else. The truth is, this year I didn't want to come…

. No wonder. The circumstances—that is, the conditions… Ah! What a world we live in! Sí, señora! If you wish nothing more?

. No, no, nothing, Don Trino.

. [Looking into the plaza] There is a big crowd.

. There is? I am sorry to hear it. I wish there wasn't anybody at all. Give me a glass of water.

. Have a sandwich? A cake? Didn't you eat anything this morning? You look pale.

. No, I couldn't eat. I am so restless, so nervous.

. Why? It is quite unnecessary. I tell you we have won.

. Yes, it was all very well last night while the performance was going on—applause and cheers at the theatre; but this afternoon, after people have seen the papers, after they have had a chance to talk! On the way here everybody was reading the Abejorro. I could see them from the carriage.

. Yes, but everybody was indignant, as I thought. They say it is a calumny invented by Don Baldomero to revenge himself for the insults of last night.

. That may be. But didn't you hear? Esperanza made a scene this morning—I had it from the servants. She says she is going to marry you, and she is going to marry you immediately.