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{{indent|5}}— ¿No sabes, hijo — observó la tía Manuela — que los lebrijanos se enfadan con esas ''chanzas''; que las chanzas acaban mal, y que las burlas, ''dice el refrán, "dejarlas cuando más agradan?"'' | {{indent|5}}— ¿No sabes, hijo — observó la tía Manuela — que los lebrijanos se enfadan con esas ''chanzas''; que las chanzas acaban mal, y que las burlas, ''dice el refrán, "dejarlas cuando más agradan?"'' | ||
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{{indent|5}}"One day, after mess," continued the soldier, "a few of us were chatting; I had taken a drink and was tipsy; the truth must be told, so much the more on these occasions when the man is not the one who acts, but the companion which he carries with him. I had accosted a Lebrigan, who was not tipsy as I was, but drunk, and who would not stop raising to the skies the church steeple of his village." | {{indent|5}}"One day, after mess," continued the soldier, "a few of us were chatting; I had taken a drink and was tipsy; the truth must be told, so much the more on these occasions when the man is not the one who acts, but the companion which he carries with him. I had accosted a Lebrigan, who was not tipsy as I was, but drunk, and who would not stop raising to the skies the church steeple of his village." | ||
{{indent|5}}'Of course,' "I said to him," 'as you Lebrigans are so proud of the church steeple of your village, that when tilling was over, and winter arrived, not knowing how to protect it against the inclemency of the weather, the inhabitants of the village came together, killed all the sheep they had, and with the skins made a cover for the steeple; therefore to this day you are known as those of the cover.' | {{indent|5}}'Of course,' "I said to him," 'as you Lebrigans are so proud of the church steeple of your village, that when tilling was over, and winter arrived, not knowing how to protect it against the inclemency of the weather, the inhabitants of the village came together, killed all the sheep they had, and with the skins made a cover for the steeple; therefore to this day you are known as those of the cover.' | ||
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{{indent|5}}"Aunt Manuela;" said the soldier, 'lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen.' I knew that at my own cost, and also that there is no worse joke than the truth, because the Lebrigan became vexed, and told me openly and plainly, that we, people of Dos Hermanas, were barbarians and fools. I raised my hand and gave him the heaviest slap that I have ever given in my life." | {{indent|5}}"Aunt Manuela;" said the soldier, 'lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen.' I knew that at my own cost, and also that there is no worse joke than the truth, because the Lebrigan became vexed, and told me openly and plainly, that we, people of Dos Hermanas, were barbarians and fools. I raised my hand and gave him the heaviest slap that I have ever given in my life." | ||
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{{indent|5}}"But the hour arrived for the roll call in the evening, and he was missing. Investigation followed, and there was one who said he had seen us leave the camp to fight, and pointed out the direction we had taken. A corporal with some soldiers were sent to examine the place, and found the Lebrigan barbarously beheaded." | {{indent|5}}"But the hour arrived for the roll call in the evening, and he was missing. Investigation followed, and there was one who said he had seen us leave the camp to fight, and pointed out the direction we had taken. A corporal with some soldiers were sent to examine the place, and found the Lebrigan barbarously beheaded." | ||
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| Ortografía original ~ Publicado en Nueva York, 1901 ~ [1]
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Capítulo Cuarto.
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Chapter Fourth.
"One day, after mess," continued the soldier, "a few of us were chatting; I had taken a drink and was tipsy; the truth must be told, so much the more on these occasions when the man is not the one who acts, but the companion which he carries with him. I had accosted a Lebrigan, who was not tipsy as I was, but drunk, and who would not stop raising to the skies the church steeple of his village."
'Of course,' "I said to him," 'as you Lebrigans are so proud of the church steeple of your village, that when tilling was over, and winter arrived, not knowing how to protect it against the inclemency of the weather, the inhabitants of the village came together, killed all the sheep they had, and with the skins made a cover for the steeple; therefore to this day you are known as those of the cover.'
"Holy Mary! man, you did wrong." said Aunt Manuela.
"Great God!" exclaimed the women. "Roque, did you kill this man without wishing to?"
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