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Title: Old court life in Spain
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Elliot, Frances, 1820-1898
Subjects: Spain -- Court and courtiers
Publisher: New York, London : G. P. Putnams's sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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and gave such trouble to that poor foolMasetto. For the life of him, he cannot nowremember who lives here, but in a confused wayhe recalls the letter which he feels for in his vestand misses. Confusion, he mutters to himself. Intowhose hands has it fallen? Meanwhile, here goes!he cries aloud, Caritad or the Devil; it is all thesame to me, so it be a woman, and he vaultson the rounds of the ladder and swings himselfup to the bars of the balcony. Within he pauses. All is dark. Somehow, theabundant moon shining outside does not pene-trate into the room. To see clearly he mustremove his mask, when he discerns from an innerchamber the glimmering of a taper. Drawing his sword he rushes forward and findshimself before a couch closely shrouded. Withhaste he removes the draperies and beholds a ladysleeping. Stooping to observe her more closely,with a beating heart he removes a veil, and his eyesfix themselves on the hideous aspect of a corpsefestering in its shroud! This is his first warning.
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THE GARDEN OK THE GENERALIFK, GRANADA. DON JUAN DE MANARA 165 Later, at midnight, in the ancient quarter ofthe Macerena, Don Juan falls in with a funeralprocession, with torches, singing, and banners.It is some grandee of high degree, doubtless—thereare so many muffled figures, mutes carrying silverhorns, the insignia of knighthood borne upon ashield, a saddled horse led by a shadowy page,and the dim forms of priests and monks chantingdeath dirges. Don Juan can recall no death at court or amongthe nobles, and this is plainly a funeral of qualit)^Nor can he explain a midnight burial, a thingunknown except in time of war or plague; so,advancing from the dark gateway where he stoodto let the procession pass, he addresses himself toone of the muffled figures and asks: Whose bodyare they bearing to the Osario at this strangetime? Don Juan de Manara is the reply. Willyou follow, and say a prayer for his sinful soul? As these words are spoken, the procession seemsto pause, and one advances

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