"But it was you who arrested José."
"Well," answered the gendarme with a beard, "what of it?
"But why did you arrest him?" said the gipsy. "He was innocent. He did not murder Ramon."
"So you say."
"But it is true. He is a cousin of Conchita here. He was at her house that evening. There is no evidence."
"There was enough to get him arrested."
"But that was all made up. You see, Esteban hates him, and Esteban got up that false evidence. You look up what Esteban was doing. I don't say that he was the murderer, but he knows something about it."
"Yes, he knew that José did it."
"But I tell you José was with Conchita here."