human
Halloo! Is this you, Perico? God bless you!
gpt
And you, too, Ventura, are you coming to take a rest?
human
No, answered Ventura,
gpt
I come for supplies, and besides, it is eight days--
human
Since you saw my sister, Elvira, interrupted Perico with his sweet smile.
gpt
Very good, my friend, you are killing two birds with one stone.
human
You keep still, Perico, and I will. He whose house has a glass roof shouldn't throw stones at his neighbor's,
gpt
You are happy, Ventura, proceeded Perico with a sigh,
human
And what! exclaimed Ventura,
gpt
The will of my mother,
human
What are you saying? asked Ventura,
gpt
That is precisely the reason my mother alleges for not being in favor of it.
human
An old woman's scruples! Does she wish to change the custom of the church, which permits it?
gpt
My mother's scruples, replied Perico,
human
Don't mind her, said Ventura;
gpt
No, answered Perico gravely,
human
The truth is, I am like the captain who embarked the passengers and remained on shore himself, or like the preacher who used to say, 'Do as I tell you and not as I do;' for, in fact, does not the will of my father hold me, tied down like a lion with a woollen rope? Do you think, Perico, that if it were not for my father, I would not now be in Utrera, where the regiment of volunteers is enlisting to go and fight the infamous traitors who steal across our frontier in the guise of friends, to make themselves masters of the country and put a foreign yoke upon our necks?
gpt
I am of the same mind, said Perico,
human
And you will do right, said Ventura with energy.
gpt
As for me, the day they least expect it, though they call me, I shall not answer, and you may be sure, Perico, that on that day there will be a few less Frenchmen on the soil of Spain.
human
And Elvira?
gpt
She will do like others, wait for me--or weep for me.