“And where does this woman live,—this baroness?” exclaimed the merchant.
“I cannot tell you. I shall ask her first. If she authorizes me to tell, I will return with the answer.”
And Peñalar left the office.
“Come along, my boy,” he said to Manuel.
And with proud, noble demeanour, head erect, he left the place, leading his beloved pupil by the hand,—that portentous child so little appreciated by his parents.
CHAPTER V
The Life and Miracles of Señor de Mingote—Wherein Beginneth the Succulent Exploitation of Don Sergio
According to the best historians of Madrid the acquaintance of the Baroness de Aynant with Bonifacio de Mingote dated back some two years.