PAGE

276. danzas de gremio; dances given by the various trades associations.

281. disciplinas; scourges.

290. majaderías; "humbug."

292. verduguillo; a kind of dagger.

293. ¡ Motin! ¡ motín ! "Riot!"

294. plazos; "places," i.e. men.

295. arracadas; earrings.

296. receptor; "receiver," collector.

297. servidumbre; "the servants," collectively.

298. cómicas; actresses.

cazuela; a part of the theatre which was formerly partitioned off for the women.

301. oficiales; "officials," a rank intermediate between master and apprentice.

304. maravedis; a small copper coin, no longer in use. It was worth a great deal less than a farthing, but the value fluctuated from time to time. There was also a gold coin of the same name.

307. cuartillo; "a quart."

espirituadas; "possessed by a spirit.”

310. bracero; a circular brass receptacle holding lighted fuel, and which the Spaniards use in cold weather in lieu of fireplaces. "Ya no vendrá hoy"; "he won't come to-day."

PAGK

340. tupé "forelock."

342. regeneradores de boquilla; "mouth reformers," i.e. given to preaching rather than practising.

346. latoso; (slang) troublesome, annoying, from lata, a tin. “¡Que lata ! says the Spaniard, meaning, "What a bore!" Possibly the expression originated from the superstition with regard to rolling tins about in the street. (See p. 151.)

347. ánimo; heart, assurance.

348. desconfianza; mistrust.

patriotería; false patriotism, as opposed to patriotismo, or real patriotism.

349. chillando; "yelping."

350. broma; joke.

inglés; Englishman.

351. agarrado, "stuck to" (his money), i.e. stingy.

355. Señorito; young gentleman.

niñeras; nursemaids.

Casa con dos puertas. (See p. 93.)

357. kilo; two and a fifth pounds avoirdupois, nearly.

358.

"De Madrid al cielo." "From Madrid to Heaven (is but a single step)."

¡Cosas de España ! "Choses d'Espagne."

359. propina; "tip."

360. candidez; gullibility.

361. personal subalterno; employés.

cesantes; "ceasing," i.e. dismissed.

367. propietario; owner, proprietor.

INDEX.