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1492

CHAPTER XXIX
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It was beginning, it was planned out; the stone church, the stone house of the Viceroy were already breast-high.

A Spanish city building, and the bells of Europe ringing.
Out sprang the noise of a brawl .-- There was that in the Admiral that would have when it could outward no less than inward magnificence.
He could go like a Spartan or Diogenes the Cynic, but when the chance came--magnificence! With him from Spain traveled a Viceroy's household.
He had no less than thirty personal servants and retainers.

Hidalgos here at Isabella had also servants, but no one more than two or three.
It was among these folk that first arose our amazing jealousies and envies.

Now and again the masters must take part.

Not the Viceroy who in such matters went very stately, but certain of our gentlemen.


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