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It is as I suspected," continued the host, when the man had departed on his errand, "they are Andalusians, and are about to make what they call gaspacho, on which they will all sup. Oh, the meanness of these Andalusians! they are come here to suck the vitals of Galicia, and yet envy the poor innkeeper the gain of a cuarto in the oil which they require for their gaspacho.
DON EDUARDO. Sepa usted que si bien es cierto que he gastado hasta el último real que poseía, también lo es que ya tengo todo listo para nuestro casamiento ... dispensa, cura, testigos, cuarto en que vivir, un poco alto sin duda ... como que está en un quinto piso ... pero en buena calle ... en la calle del Desengaño ... en fin, nada falta ... sino que usted se decida ... y dentro de media hora....
In a few minutes the door of the apartment occupied by the strangers was opened, and the domestic appeared bearing a cruse in his hand. "Pray, Senor Patron," demanded he, "where can I buy some oil?" "There is oil in the house," replied the host, "if you want to purchase any; but if, as is probable, you suppose that we shall gain a cuarto by selling it, you will find some over the way.
I intended, on your leaving us, to present you, moreover, with a propina of two dollars; but since, notwithstanding our kind treatment, you endeavoured to pillage us, I will not give you a cuarto: go, therefore, about your business." All the audience expressed their satisfaction at this sentence, and told him that he had been rightly served, and that he was a disgrace to Galicia.
To avoid the glare of the sun he wore constantly a pair of enormous blue goggles, which completely hid his eyes and a portion of his cheeks, thus giving him the aspect of a blind or weak-sighted person. He was standing with his legs apart as if to maintain his balance, with his hands thrust into the pockets of his coat. "The remedy is very simple," he repeated, "and wouldn't cost a cuarto."
And how many are a hundred and sixty?" "Thirty-two hands," answered the older. Crispin looked hard at his little hands. "Thirty-two hands," he repeated, "six hands and two fingers over and each finger thirty-two hands and each finger a cuarto goodness, what a lot of cuartos!
Perhaps they would then be carried within sight. He would wait for the moment, it would be his last "Ha! what is that? Oh God: it is " He heard the "weep" of the keen cuarto as it cut the air. He thought, or fancied, he heard a low moan. The silence of the crowd enabled him to distinguish the slightest sounds. "God of mercy, is there no mercy? God of vengeance, hear me!
He had come to the Philippines in the capacity of clerk in the custom house, but after all the sea-sickness of the voyage and after fracturing a leg on the way, he had the bad luck to receive his discharge fifteen days after his arrival. He was left without a single cuarto. Distrusting the sea, he did not wish to return to Spain without having made a fortune.
Deep cuts the cuarto into their naked skin, loudly do they groan, and fearfully writhe. Earnestly do they beg and pray their persecutors to stay the terrible lash. Their entreaties are unheeded. Two white men, standing near, overlook the execution. These are Carlos the cibolero and Don Juan the ranchero. The priests would move them to pity, but in vain.
The senior sacristan says that you've stolen two gold pieces, and they're worth thirty-two pesos." The little one counted on his fingers up to thirty-two. "Six hands and two fingers over and each finger a peso!" he murmured thoughtfully. "And each peso, how many cuartos?" "A hundred and sixty." "A hundred and sixty cuartos? A hundred and sixty times a cuarto? Goodness!
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