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! ¡ motin ! "Riot!" 294. plazos; "places," i.e. men. 295. 296. 297. 298. arracadas; earrings. receptor; "receiver," collector. servidumbre; "the servants," collectively. cómicas; actresses. cazuela; a part of the theatre which was formerly partitioned off for the women. tertulias; "circles." 299. señoríos; seigniories, manors. 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." 66 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 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 ¡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. |