The Alhambra . s in earnest. You will find a rambling setof empty, unfurnished rooms, said he ; but Tia Antonia,who has charge of the palace, may be able to put them insome kind of order, and to take care of you while you are there. It you canmake any arrangementwith her for your ac-commodation, and arecontent with scantyfare in a royal abode,the palace of KingChico is at your ser-vice. ^y e took theGovernor at his word,and hastened up thesteep Calle de losGomeres, and throughthe Great Gate ofJustice, to negotiatewith Dame Antonia,—-doubting at times ifthis not a dream,and fearing at tim
The Alhambra . s in earnest. You will find a rambling setof empty, unfurnished rooms, said he ; but Tia Antonia,who has charge of the palace, may be able to put them insome kind of order, and to take care of you while you are there. It you canmake any arrangementwith her for your ac-commodation, and arecontent with scantyfare in a royal abode,the palace of KingChico is at your ser-vice. ^y e took theGovernor at his word,and hastened up thesteep Calle de losGomeres, and throughthe Great Gate ofJustice, to negotiatewith Dame Antonia,—-doubting at times ifthis not a dream,and fearing at timesthat the sage Duenaof the fortress mightbe slow to capitulate.^^*e knew we had onefriend at least in the garrison, who would be in our favour,the bright-eyed little Dolores, whose good graces we hadpropitiated on our first visit; and who hailed our return to thepalace with her brightest looks. All, however, went smoothly. The good Tia Antonia hada little furniture to put in the rooms, but it was of the com-. IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS 81 monest kind. We assured her we could bivouac on the could supply our table, but only in her own simple way :—we wanted nothing better. Her niece, Dolores, would waitupon us : and at the word we threw up our hats and the bargainwas complete. The very next day we took up our abode in the palace, andnever did sovereigns share a divided throne with more perfectharmony. Several days passed by like a dream, when my
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