The Alhambra . f ,• ??vi»««!&.,*<.:;.- of their suffering and invoke the vengeance of Heaven onthei-r destroyer. The sounds in question had no doubt been produced, as Ihad afterwards an opportunity of ascertaining, by the bubblingcurrents and tinkUng falls of water conducted under the 72 THE ALHAMBRA pavement through pipes and channels to supply the fountains ;but I was too considerate to intimate such an idea to thehumble chronicler of the Alhambra. Encouraged by my easy credulity, Mateo gave me the follow-ing as an undoubted fact, which he had from his grandfather :— There was once an inv
The Alhambra . f ,• ??vi»««!&.,*<.:;.- of their suffering and invoke the vengeance of Heaven onthei-r destroyer. The sounds in question had no doubt been produced, as Ihad afterwards an opportunity of ascertaining, by the bubblingcurrents and tinkUng falls of water conducted under the 72 THE ALHAMBRA pavement through pipes and channels to supply the fountains ;but I was too considerate to intimate such an idea to thehumble chronicler of the Alhambra. Encouraged by my easy credulity, Mateo gave me the follow-ing as an undoubted fact, which he had from his grandfather :— There was once an invalid soldier, who had charge of theAlhambra to show it to strangers; as he was one evening,. Entrafue to Hall cf Abenccrrages. about twilight, passing through the court of Lions, he heardfootsteps on the hall of the Abencerrages ; supposing somestrangers to be lingering there, he advanced to attend uponthem, when to his astonishment he beheld four Moors richlydressed, with gilded cuirasses and cimeters, and poniardsglittering with precious stones. They were walking to andfro, with solemn pace ; but paused and beckoned to him. Theold soldier, however, took to flight, and could never afterwards PALACE OF THE ALHAMBRA 73 be prevailed upon to enter the Alhambra. Thus it is thatmen sometimes turn their backs upon fortune ; for it is thefirm opinion of Mateo, that the ]\Ioors intended to revealthe place where their treasures lay buried. A successorto the invalid soldier was more knowing ; he came to the /^0M- I
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