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I should like to see you do it. Try. Why is it so solid? Because it is a gewgaw. Ah! you are the nineteenth century? Well, what then? And we have been as foolish as you. Do not imagine that you have effected much change in the universe, because your trip-gallant is called the cholera-morbus, and because your pourree is called the cachuca. In fact, the women must always be loved.
When I explained that we did not have the music with us but would be glad to include it in the next programme, the President looked surprised and remarked: "Why, Sousa, I thought you could play anything. I'm sure you can; now give us the 'Cachuca." This placed me in a predicament, as I did not wish the President to believe that the band was not at all times able to respond to his wishes.
He was hailed with wassail and even with wine. The joy of the commandant was so great that at the third bowl he sang a love ballad, in a voice somewhat cracked, and got on the table to teach the Yankee how to dance the cachuca.
At court they spoke the language of the country; and Isabella who with her friends sang boleros and danced the cachuca; with her brother, read Racine and Corneille was equally happy while she hung enraptured upon the strains of Pergolese's music, or gazed entranced upon the pictures of Correggio and the Veronese.
Fortunately, one of the bandmen remembered the melody and played it over softly to me on his cornet in a corner. I hastily wrote out several parts for the leading instruments, and told the rest of the band to vamp in the key of E flat. Then we played the "Cachuca" to the entire satisfaction of Mr. Arthur, who came again to the door and said: "There, I knew you could play it."
"Only it's kind o' funny how things come out, ain't it? Took in! Nina Micheltoreña! Nice company he keeps one o' them Cachuca girls with eyelashes at half-mast!" Once more, she broke out into a fit of laughter. "Well, well," she resumed, "an' she sold 'im out for money! Ah, Jack Rance, you're a better guesser'n I am!" And with these words she sank down at the table in an apathy of misery.
Of course she had been starving for love, and hidden the longing under domestic interests, artistic, social, but human. But she deserved real love, a real lover. She was so loyal, so true herself. 'Tiens! You look like a lamp that has been lighted, said Sir Tito, chuckling a little to himself. 'Eh, bien! and the pretty nurse? Does she still dance the Cachuca?
He was hailed with wassail and even with wine. The joy of the commandant was so great that at the third bowl he sang a love ballad, in a voice somewhat cracked, and got on the table to teach the Yankee how to dance the cachuca.
And we show him that we think he's an ass. An' so Heffy don't love us. 'Told me last night after prayers that he was in loco parentis," Beetle grunted. "The deuce he did!" cried Stalky. "That means he's maturin' something unusual dam' mean. Last time he told me that he gave me three hundred lines for dancin' the cachuca in Number Ten dormitory. Loco parentis, by gum!
"Yes, sir," quickly responded the young man; and then volunteered: "It's a tough place." Ashby scrutinised the newcomer closely before going on with: "Know a girl there named Nina Micheltoreña?" But before The Pony Express had time to reply the Girl interposed scornfully: "Nina Micheltoreña? Why, they all know 'er! She's one o' them Cachuca girls with droopy, Spanish eyes!
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