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MAESE PEREZ, THE ORGANIST chapter 1
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"Do you see that man with the scarlet1 cloak, and the white plume2 in his hat, and the gold-embroidered vest? I mean the one just getting out of his litter and going to greet that lady—the one coming along after those four pages who are carrying torches? Well, that is the Marquis of Mascoso, lover of the widow, the Countess of Villapineda. They say that before he began paying court to her he had sought the hand of a very wealthy man's daughter, but the girl's father, who they say is a trifle close-fisted— but hush3! Speaking of the devil—do you see that man closely wrapped in his cloak coming on foot under the arch of San Felipe? Well, he is the father in question. Everybody in Seville knows him on account of his immense fortune.
"Look—look at that group of stately men! They are the twenty-four knights4. Aha! there's that Heming, too. They say that the gentlemen of the green cross have not challenged him yet, thanks to his influence with the great ones at Madrid. All he comes to church for is to hear the music.
"Alas5! neighbor, that looks bad. I fear there's going to be a scuffle. I shall take refuge in the church, for, according to my guess, there will be more blows than Paternosters. Look, look! the Duke of Alcala's people are coming round the corner of Saint Peter's Square, and I think I see the Duke of Medinasidonia's men in Duenas Alley6. Didn't I tell you? There—there! The blows are beginning. Neighbor, neighbor, this way before they close the doors!
"But what's that? They've left off. What's that light? Torches! a litter! It's the bishop7 himself! God preserve him in his office as many centuries as I desire to live myself! If it were not for him, half Seville would have been burned up by this time with these quarrels of the dukes. Look at them, look at them, the hypocrites, how they both press forward to kiss the bishop's ring!
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| n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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| n.羽毛;v.整理羽毛,骚首弄姿,用羽毛装饰 | |
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| int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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| 骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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humble
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| adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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chapel
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| n.灵长类(目)动物,首席主教;adj.首要的 | |
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precisely
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elegance
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| n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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