The Alhambra . the present occa-sion he spread quite asumptuous variety ofremnants on the green->ward before us, gracedwith an excellent hambrought from Seville ;then, taking his seat at a little distance, he solaced himselfwith what remained in the alforjas. A visit or two to thebota made him as merry and chirruping as a grasshopper filledwith dew. On my comparing his contents of the alforjas toSanchos skimming of the flesh-pots at the wedding of Cam-macho, I found he was well versed in the history of Don Quixote, 1 It may be as well to note here, that the alforjas are square pock
The Alhambra . the present occa-sion he spread quite asumptuous variety ofremnants on the green->ward before us, gracedwith an excellent hambrought from Seville ;then, taking his seat at a little distance, he solaced himselfwith what remained in the alforjas. A visit or two to thebota made him as merry and chirruping as a grasshopper filledwith dew. On my comparing his contents of the alforjas toSanchos skimming of the flesh-pots at the wedding of Cam-macho, I found he was well versed in the history of Don Quixote, 1 It may be as well to note here, that the alforjas are square pockets ateach end of a long cloth about a foot and a half wide, formed by turning upits extremities. The cloth is then thrown over the saddle, and the pocketshang on each side like saddle-bags. It is an Arab invention. The bota isa leathern bag or bottle, of portly dimensions, with a narrow neck. It isalso Oriental. Hence the scriptural caution which perplexed me in myboyhood, not to put new wine into old THE JOURNEY 23 but, like many of the common people of Spain, firmly believedit to be a true history. All that happened a long time ago, Sefior^^ said he, withan inquiring look. A very long time, I replied. I dare say more than a thousand years,—still lookingdubiously. I dare say not less. The squire was satisfied. Nothing pleased the simple-heartedvalet more than my comparing him to the renowned Sanchofor devotion to the trencher : and he called himself by noother name throughout the journey. Our repast being finished, we spread our cloaks on the green-sward under the tree, and took a luxurious siesta, in .-^?r*^-:^-~.\,.;<--r^^^ the Spanish fashion. The _-. *- •-^^^^^^ clouding up of the w^eather, _ . .J- however, warned us todepart, and a harsh windsprang up from the south-east. Towards five oclockwe arrived at Osuna, a town of fifteen thousand inhabitants, situated on the side of ahill, with a church and a ruined castle. The posada was outsideof the
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