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He may even have known that the fact of kingship had robbed rhetoric of its purpose. At any rate, his Disposicion is like the classical dispositio only in name, and again it is transferred from rhetoric to poetic. But whereas classical writers applied it to the orator's use of voice and gesture, Hawes applies it only to the poet's reading aloud.
I had looked on in dumb amaze; but at the sight of the naked weapons I screamed aloud. Instantly the two men seemed to recollect themselves. They drew back and eyed each other coldly. "Hasta conveniente ocasion, caballero!" said the Spaniard, returning his sword to its scabbard, and bowing low. "A la disposicion de vuestra señoria, Don Pedro," replied my betrothed, following his example.
Concernyng the doubte, leste soche ordinaunces, take not from thee thy state, by meane of one, whiche is made hedde therof, I answere, that the armure on the backes of citezeins, or subjectes, given by the disposicion of order and lawe, did never harme, but rather alwaies it doeth good, and mainteineth the citee, moche lenger in suretie, through helpe of this armure, then without.
The opposite wing was utilized as a tienda, or general shop, a magazine for such goods as were used by the Mexican inhabitants, and belonged also to Ramierez. Ramierez himself round-whiskered and Sancho Panza-like in build welcomed the editor with fat, perfunctory urbanity. The fonda and all it contained was at his disposicion.
In the chapter on Disposicion, instead of discussing the arrangement of a speech, Hawes devotes most of his space to praise of the rhetoricians because they turned the guidance of the drifting barge, the world, over to competent pilots, the kings. Here, perhaps, Hawes is using the word rhetorician more closely than usual in its classical sense.
He rises from his rocking-chair, receives us with great urbanity, and expresses his appreciation of the American nation and their country, which he himself has visited. After a short interview we leave him, but not until he has placed his house and all it contains "a la disposicion de Usted."
Cf. other stock expressions used in the play on other occasions, as Matilde's *beso a V. la mano* and don Pedro's *a la disposición de V.* *qué pero le puede poner la señorita*: 'what fault can the young lady find with. *geringonza*: cf. vocabulary, *jerigonza*. *hágame decir: hágame el favor de decir.*
"A la disposicion de le Usted, senor." Grey was quick to understand the malicious mischief which underlay this formal curtsey and danced in the girl's eyes, and even fancied it shared by the animal itself. But he was a singularly good rider of untrained stock, and rather proud of his prowess. He bowed. "I accept that I may have the honor of laying the senorita's gift again at her little feet."
The handsomest formula, in an impartial choice, was the grandly courteous Southern phrase of Lamar: "Of course Mr. Adams knows that anything in my power is at his service." A la disposicion de Usted! The form must have been correct since it released both parties. He was right; Mr. Adams did know all about it; a bow and a conventional smile closed the subject forever, and every one felt flattered.
"You like the old casa, Pancho?" he said in reply to my praise of its studious and monastic gloom. "Well, my leetle brother, some day that is fair who knows? it may be at your disposicion; not of our politeness, but of a truth, friend Pancho.
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