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The Marquise San Carlos sent her carriage for us the evening of her soiree. All the company was assembled when we arrived: the Marquis, the Dean of Havana, and two abbes were playing tresillo, a Spanish game of cards. A group of men stood in the corner and seemed to be talking politics, as far as I could judge from then gesticulations.
Padre Tomás was one of the saints of Granada, a model of regularity; punctual in his hour of rising; his hour of taking a paseo for an appetite; his hours of eating; his hour of taking his siesta; his hour of playing his game of tresillo, of an evening, with some of the dames of the cathedral circle; his hour of supping, and his hour of retiring to rest, to gather fresh strength for another day's round of similar duties.
Padre Tomas was one of the saints of Granada, a model of regularity; punctual in his hour of rising; his hour of taking a paseo for an appetite; his hours of eating; his hour of taking his siesta; his hour of playing his game of tresillo, of an evening, with some of the dames of the cathedral circle; his hour of supping, and his hour of retiring to rest, to gather fresh strength for another day's round of similar duties.
I begin to like this gentleman." "He comes in the evening, besides, to play tresillo," continued the young girl; "for every night some friends meet here the judge of the lower court, the attorney-general, the dean, the bishop's secretary, the alcalde, the collector of taxes, Don Inocencio's nephew " "Ah! Jacintito, the lawyer." "Yes; he is a simple-hearted boy, as good as gold.
My black tulle dress has become brown and gray in its efforts to keep up to the mark; and as for Laura's white lace, it has become gray and brown, so you see we must go home. We went to Lola's card-party. There was the bereaved brother, looking very chirpy, and the Dean, and the Abbe. They kindly proposed to teach me their favorite game of tresillo. They took a lively interest in my ignorance.
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