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. Bah! As long as we have the sun—and these ladies—we shall worry along.

. Thank you for including us.

. Were you at the theatre last evening?

. They were and they were not.

. Good! One was and the other was not? An excellent idea!

. Jimena was there.

. It was very exciting.

. Tut, tut, there was nobody there but men.

. You seemed to enjoy it.

. We are invited to sit with Don Baldomero.

. I must leave Jimena with Josefina.

. Goodness, papa! Not before the ladies arrive. It would never do for me to be left alone with these gentlemen. [To and ] Not with your reputations!

. I assure you we shall be judicious.

. Nonsense! Don Teodoro is old enough to be your father. He might be for all you know.

. Why, papa!

. He might and he might not.

. Come with me, Jimena. Good-by, my dear. Remember, we meet in front of the Palace.

. [Going into the box] What a magnificent sight!

. Did you ever see a woman look ugly in a mantilla? [To ] Lend me your glasses; they magnify better than mine do.

. Jimena!

. How charming you look to-day!

. I am leaving her with you.

. But you? Aren't you going to stay?