. The land of the Dons. and station themselves afew yards apart, the first being some twenty yardsto the left of the tovil. They are then said to bede tanda; while those who await their turn outsidethe ring are de reserva. The toreros throw their costlycapotes de paseo to their friends among the spectators,to fold and keep for them, and take instead, matadoresand banderilleros alike, the well-worn capas of redand yellow percal (print), faded, as a rule, by long * I have read that the origin of the nickname, wise monkeys, is asfollows. Half a century ago a foreigner brought to Madrid a troupe o
. The land of the Dons. and station themselves afew yards apart, the first being some twenty yardsto the left of the tovil. They are then said to bede tanda; while those who await their turn outsidethe ring are de reserva. The toreros throw their costlycapotes de paseo to their friends among the spectators,to fold and keep for them, and take instead, matadoresand banderilleros alike, the well-worn capas of redand yellow percal (print), faded, as a rule, by long * I have read that the origin of the nickname, wise monkeys, is asfollows. Half a century ago a foreigner brought to Madrid a troupe ofperforming monkeys, which attracted general attention by the cleverness oftheir antics. Their costume consisted of a scarlet jacket, similar to the scarletuniform worn by the attendants of ihe plaza de toros. Naturally enough, thecoincidence was not slow in striking the wags of the city, who lost no time intransferring the title of the quadrupeds to the certainly as nimble, andpossibly not more highly educated
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