The lot fell to a little black-eyed girl called Constancia, who was then blindfolded and around whom the others formed a circle by joining hands. Then all danced around Constancia singing,
"Madame Dona Sancha
Covered with silver and gold,
Take away your veil then,
Your eyes we would behold."
At this Constancia uncovered her face, and sang,
"I am the daughter of a count,
The grandchild of a king,
Behind a stone they made me hide,
A most peculiar thing."
Then the others sang,
"Valentin-tin-tin—
Who is married,
Who is married,
She who is not must remain alone."
At the last words the boys and girls let go of each other's hands and each one, including Constancia, made a rush for a partner. Lola was the one to be left out and she had to be blindfolded, and take Constancia's place in the centre of the ring. So the game went on, each girl taking her turn in the centre as often as she failed to catch a partner in the scramble.
When the children were tired of play, their grandmother sent out Christovao, an old white-haired negro who had once been a slave, and he showed them many wonderful tricks of juggling. He made flowers to bloom in their hats, money to grow on trees, and many other queer things to happen, and his pet monkey kept them laughing with his queer antics. Then they all sat down around the stone fountain and had a delicious luncheon of doces,[7] cocada,[8] and sweet cakes, and Affonzo and Lola went to bed that night quite delighted with their first day in Para.