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Updated: June 7, 2025
The matadore is regarded as quite a hero by the masses of the people, receiving a princely remuneration for his services. He holds his head very high among his associates. One of these matadores was long the disgraceful favorite of Queen Isabella. We came away from this exhibition more than ever convinced of the cowardly character of the game.
I may say that the sport is, in my opinion, a most barbarous one, and likely to operate unfavourably on the national morals; the arena is sometimes drenched in the blood of bulls, horses, and even of the unfortunate picadores and matadores, whose sole defence is the red rag with which they irritate the bull.
Bell, though no one had told her so in direct words, was as sure of it as the others. "Here comes the prince of matadores," said the earl. "No, my lord; you're the prince. I'm only your first follower."
When the animal is worked into an uncontrollable frenzy, the horsemen withdraw, and the matadores literally murderers enter, armed with knives having blades twelve or eighteen inches long, and sharp. The trick is to dodge an attack from the animal and stab him to the heart as he passes.
There was a kind of intoxication in the air, and there was many an impatient, longing soul up there of such as look severely upon themselves, while plenty of the looser sort streamed down. From year to year the accounts grew of the large fair-balls, of the trumpets, the coloured lamps in the garden, and the matadores who stood treat. It was tempting and attractive.
What you have considered always as a low card, such as the two of spades, suddenly becomes the best card in the pack. All the cards have Spanish names Spadilla, Manilla, Basta, Ponto, and Matadores which sound very romantic.
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