I on one side and the Archpriest on the other entreated her to leave off crying, and I swore that never in all my life would I refer to the matter again. I declared that I should rejoice to see her go in and out of our patron’s house whenever she liked, as I was convinced of her honesty. A good
understanding.So we all three continued to have a good understanding as to this, and have never heard more about it. When any one tries to say anything I stop him by saying: “Look here! if you are a friend do not say anything that will annoy me, for I do not look upon him as my friend who causes me sorrow, more especially if he tries to make trouble between me and my wife, for she is the thing in the world that I care for most. I love her, and may God show favour to her. She is a far better wife than I deserve, and I swear before the consecrated host that she is as good a woman as can be found within the gates of Toledo. He who says the contrary shall answer to me for it.” By this means I manage that they shall say nothing, and I have peace in my house.
Conclusion.This was in the same year that our victorious Emperor entered into this famous city of Toledo, and held the Cortes here,[29] and there were great rejoicings as your Worship will have heard. At this time I was prosperous and at the summit of all good fortune.
PRINTED AT BURGOS IN THE HOUSE OF JUAN DE JUNTA IN THE YEAR 1554
INDEX
PEOPLE MENTIONED
| PAGE | |
| Alexander the Great, blind man compared to | [31] |
| Antonia Perez, Lazaro’s mother | [4] |
| Antonio (sword-maker) mentioned by the esquire | [56] |
| Arcos, Count of (the esquire had such an air about him that he might have been related to) | [59] |
| Comendador de la Magdalena (his stables) | [6] |
| Emperor Charles V. held Cortes at Toledo | [103] |
| Escalona, Duke of, town belonging to | [23]-[24] |
| Galen, blind man knew more than | [16] |
| Gonçales (see [Thomé]), Lazaro’s father | [4] |
| Lazaro de Tormes | [4] |
| Ovid, esquire making love using words of | [61] |
| Penelope-web (the priest stopping a rat-hole in his chest by day and Lazaro opening it by night) | [42] |
| Perez (see [Antonia]) | [4] |
| Pliny, quoted in Prologue | [1] |
| Thomé Gonçales, Lazaro’s father | [4] |
| Tully, quoted in Prologue | [2] |
| Zayde, groom flogged for stealing gear | [7], [8] |
PLACES MENTIONED
| Almorox, road to Toledo | [22] |
| Escalona, road to Toledo | [23] |
| Gelves Island, where Lazaro’s father was killed | [11] |
| Maqueda, road to Toledo | [30] |
| Murcia, lettuce of (present of the seller of Indulgences to clergy) | [84] |
| Old Castille, where the esquire came from | [74] |
| Salamanca, start from | [4]-[8] |
| St. Saviour’s, church at Toledo | [98] |
| Tejares, birthplace of parents | [4] |
| Toledo, Lazaro came to, and lived at | [47] |
| Tormes, river where the mill was. Lazaro’s birthplace | [4] |
| Torrijos, road to Toledo | [29] |
| Valencia, conserves of (priest talked as if upstairs were all the) | [32] |
| Valladolid, esquire from near | [75] |
| Venice, riches of (esquire thought so much of his real, as if it was all the) | [70] |