CHAPTER XXX
BEATING UP THE GAME
A man and a woman entered the hotel of the widow De Cuzco a little after ten o’clock, and left it at half-past eleven.
“Now, Señora Doña Maria,” said the man, “I will take you to your house, for I have something to do.”
“Wait, Señor Ramos, for the love of God!” she answered. “Why don’t we go to the Casino to see if he comes out? You heard just now that Estebanillo, the boy that works in the garden, was talking with him this afternoon.”
“But are you looking for Don José?” asked the Centaur, with ill-humor. “What have we to do with him? The courtship with Doña Rosario ended as it was bound to end, and now there is nothing for it but for my mother to marry them. That is my opinion.”
“You are a fool!” said Remedios angrily.
“Señora, I am going.”
“Why, you rude man, are you going to leave me alone in the street?”
“Yes, señora, unless you go home at once.”