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 very fine person, Mr Guillermo, said the soldier. You propose to me to support a trick: It is a serious affair, which requires mature deliberation: but the consequences hurry me on. Go, continue your noise, give your account to Juanna, and I will take care of the rest.

Accordingly next morning he said to his landlord and landlady, I have seen the spirit, and I have talked with it. It is a very honest fellow. I am, said he, the great great grandfather of the master of this house! I had a daughter whom I promised to the father of the grandfather of this drawer. However, neglecting the word l had given him, I married her to another, and died soon after and ever since am tormented as the punishment of my perjury, and shall never be at rest till one of my family shall marry one of Guillermo's; and it is for this reason I walk here every night. Yet is to no purpose that I bid them marry Joanna to their head drawer, the son of my grandson and his wife turn the deaf ear to all I can say. But tell them if you please, Mr Serjeant that if they do not immediately comply with my desires, I shall proceed to action and will torment them both in an extraordinary manner.

The host, being silly enough was terrified at this discourse; but the hostess, yet more silly than her husband, fancying that the spirit was always at her heels consented to the match, and Guillermo married Juanna the next day and set up in another part of the town. Serjeant Quebrantador did not fail to visit him often: and was treated with as much wine as he cared for. This so pleased the soldier that he brought thither not only his friends, but lifted his men there, and made all his recruits drunk.

But at last Guillermo, grown weary of satiating such a crew of drunkards, told the soldier his mind; who, without ever thinking that he had exceeded the agreement, was so unjust as to call Guillermo, little ungratful rascal. The host answered; the serjeant