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 dipped from a kettle of seething grease by a serious-visaged matron. So well did buñuelos fill a long-felt want with us that we consumed innumerable dozens and were at a loss to understand the reluctance of the Spanish public to go and do likewise. Truly the fair buñoleras used every inducement to attract and even gentle force to retain their customers, but for some mysterious reason their blandishments were vain, and many tempting piles of Spanish doughnuts grew chill and cold uneaten. The fact that we had loyally dispatched a yeoman's share of buñuelos did not protect us from the active campaign tactics of the other waitresses. Our progress down the street was a series of captures and escapes, until we were prepared to look with pity on the country lads who, while feebly resisting the temptation to incur digestion yet had not the necessary courage to break loose from their fair captors. The embarrassment of some of these rustics was pitiable in the extreme.

A TRIANA BELLE