Rambles in sunny Spain . e gusto (or from choice), but out of a sense of duty as itwere, we will proceed to describe what we saw. One day as wemeandered down the street during the week of the fair we foundour progress barred by a crowd, every male member of which hadhis hat in his hand; for a long procession was passing, bearing inits midst the most holy custodia and other relics from the cathe-dral. The long street was entirely canopied, and the balconies oneither side filled with gay and beautiful senoras and senoritas, shield-ing their eves from the sun by means of parasols and fans. Thispr
Rambles in sunny Spain . e gusto (or from choice), but out of a sense of duty as itwere, we will proceed to describe what we saw. One day as wemeandered down the street during the week of the fair we foundour progress barred by a crowd, every male member of which hadhis hat in his hand; for a long procession was passing, bearing inits midst the most holy custodia and other relics from the cathe-dral. The long street was entirely canopied, and the balconies oneither side filled with gay and beautiful senoras and senoritas, shield-ing their eves from the sun by means of parasols and fans. Thisprocession paraded the principal streets and then disappeared beneaththe lofty domes of the cathedral. We followed the crowd, of course,and learned that the greater portion of them were going, in the after-noon, to the bull-fight. The Judge remarked that this was our opportunity. Our Spanisheducation would not be complete without a glimpse at least of thenational sport; so it was resolved that the Judge should purchase our. THE PICADOR. SIGHT-SEEING IN SEVILLE. I 79 party some tickets in the sombra, which he did, and at the propertime all were assembled at the gate of the great building. A densecrowd was fighting for admittance, although it was an hour beforethe performance was to begin, and we had to struggle hard to secureour seats. But it was a good-natured crowd mainly, and when wewere once inside we had no difficulty in selecting our places; thenwe turned to watch the thousands of others now pouring into thegreat amphitheatre. The bull-ring is surrounded on all sides by abarrier some five feet high, back of which is a narrow space, and abovethis rise the terraces of stone seats, tier above tier, the topmost sur-mounted by a roofed corridor. The best seats are in the shade ;the great amphitheatre is divided into sol and sombra (or sun andshade), those in the shade being twice the price of those in the the sunny side is very hot and glaring, all those who could,bought s
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