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As an empty carriage was passing, Simoun hailed it and with Placido directed it to his house in the Escolta, just at the moment when the clocks were striking half-past ten. Two hours later Placido left the jeweler's house and walked gravely and thoughtfully along the Escolta, then almost deserted, in spite of the fact that the cafés were still quite animated.
"Santa Ana taken by Americans burning town our troops advancing to Rosario and Escolta Americans request parley account death General and officers and many soldiers. "At 3 P.M. of the 14th battle at Santolan 500 American prisoners who are to be taken to Malolos. "At 9.45 P.M. Commissioner Laguna details 6000 more Americans dead and 600 prisoners.
Determining to make the most of the time that remained, procured a "piscanté" and drove through the suburbs. In the "Escolta" principal street found the establishment of Madame Theodore, a fine-looking Mestizo woman, who sells peña dresses, etc., and has a splendid assortment. She is said to be very wealthy, and though still young a widow, and is doing a very large business.
Along the narrow sidewalks of the Escolta, already bordered by American signs and saloons, and rendered even more than usually precarious by American drinks, the blue-shirted boys wandered, open-eyed, marvelling much to find 'twixt twelve and two the shutters up in all the shops not conducted, as were the bars, on the American plan, while from some, still more Oriental, the sun and the shopper both were excluded four full hours, beginning at eleven.
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