dimples　of　love；　and　her　brow　is　wrinkled　over；　though　she　is　yet
  young。　　Her　complexion　is　more　than　dark；　for　it　is　almost　that　of
  a　mulatto；　and　her　hair；　which　hangs　in　long　locks　on　either　side
  of　her　face；　is　black　as　coal；　and　coarse　as　the　tail　of　a　horse；
  from　which　it　seems　to　have　been　gathered。
  There　is　no　female　eye　in　Seville　can　support　the　glance　of　hers；　…
  so　fierce　and　penetrating；　and　yet　so　artful　and　sly；　is　the
  expression　of　their　dark　orbs；　her　mouth　is　fine　and　almost
  delicate；　and　there　is　not　a　queen　on　the　proudest　throne　between
  Madrid　and　Moscow　who　might　not　and　would　not　envy　the　white　and
  even　rows　of　teeth　which　adorn　it；　which　seem　not　of　pearl　but　of
  the　purest　elephant's　bone　of　Multan。　　She　comes　not　alone；　a
  swarthy　two…year…old　bantling　clasps　her　neck　with　one　arm；　its
  naked　body　half　extant　from　the　coarse　blanket　which；　drawn　round
  her　shoulders；　is　secured　at　her　bosom　by　a　skewer。　　Though　tender
  of　age；　it　looks　wicked　and　sly；　like　a　veritable　imp　of　Roma。
  Huge　rings　of　false　gold　dangle　from　wide　slits　in　the　lobes　of　her
  ears；　her　nether　garments　are　rags；　and　her　feet　are　cased　in
  hempen　sandals。　　Such　is　the　wandering　Gitana；　such　is　the　witch…
  wife　of　Multan；　who　has　come　to　spae　the　fortune　of　the　Sevillian
  countess　and　her　daughters。
  'O　may　the　blessing　of　Egypt　light　upon　your　head；　you　high…born
  lady！　　（May　an　evil　end　overtake　your　body；　daughter　of　a　Busnee
  harlot！）　and　may　the　same　blessing　await　the　two　fair　roses　of　the
  Nile　here　flowering　by　your　side！　　（May　evil　Moors　seize　them　and
  carry　them　across　the　water！）　　O　listen　to　the　words　of　the　poor
  woman　who　is　come　from　a　distant　country；　she　is　of　a　wise　people；
  though　it　has　pleased　the　God　of　the　sky　to　punish　them　for　their
  sins　by　sending　them　to　wander　through　the　world。　　They　denied
  shelter　to　the　Majari；　whom　you　call　the　queen　of　heaven；　and　to
  the　Son　of　God；　when　they　flew　to　the　land　of　Egypt　before　the
  wrath　of　the　wicked　king；　it　is　said　that　they　even　refused　them　a
  draught　of　the　sweet　waters　of　the　great　river　when　the　blessed　two
  were　athirst。　　O　you　will　say　that　it　was　a　heavy　crime；　and　truly
  so　it　was；　and　heavily　has　the　Lord　punished　the　Egyptians。　　He　has
  sent　us　a…wandering；　poor　as　you　see；　with　scarcely　a　blanket　to
  cover　us。　　O　blessed　lady；　（Accursed　be　thy　dead；　as　many　as　thou
  mayest　have；）　we　have　no　money　to　buy　us　bread；　we　have　only　our
  wisdom　with　which　to　support　ourselves　and　our　poor　hungry　babes；
  when　God　took　away　their　silks　from　the　Egyptians；　and　their　gold
  from　the　Egyptians；　he　left　them　their　wisdom　as　a　resource　that
  they　might　not　starve。　　O　who　can　read　the　stars　like　the
  Egyptians？　and　who　can　read　the　lines　of　the　palm　like　the
  Egyptians？　　The　poor　woman　read　in　the　stars　that　there　was　a　rich
  ventura　for　all　of　this　goodly　house；　so　she　followed　the　bidding
  of　the　stars　and　came　to　declare　it。　　O　blessed　lady；　（I　defile　thy
  dead　corse；）　your　husband　is　at　Granada；　fighting　with　king
  Ferdinand　against　the　wild　Corahai！　　（May　an　evil　ball　smite　him
  and　split　his　head！）　　Within　three　months　he　shall　return　with
  twenty　captive　Moors；　round　the　neck　of　each　a　chain　of　gold。　　（God
  grant　that　when　he　enter　the　house　a　beam　may　fall　upon　him　and
  crush　him！）　　And　within　nine　months　after　his　return　God　shall
  bless　you　with　a　fair　chabo；　the　pledge　for　which　you　have　sighed
  so　long。　　（Accursed　be　the　salt　placed　in　its　mouth　in　the　church
  when　it　is　baptized！）　　Your　palm；　blessed　lady；　your　palm；　and　the
  palms　of　all　I　see　here；　that　I　may　tell　you　all　the　rich　ventura
  which　is　hanging　over　this　good　house；　（May　evil　lightning　fall
  upon　it　and　consume　it！）　but　first　let　me　sing　you　a　song　of　Egypt；
  that　the　spirit　of　the　Chowahanee　may　descend　more　plenteously　upon
  the　poor　woman。'
  Her　demeanour　now　instantly　undergoes　a　change。　　Hitherto　she　has
  been　pouring　forth　a　lying　and　wild　harangue　without　much　flurry　or
  agitation　of　manner。　　Her　speech；　it　is　true；　has　been　rapid；　but
  her　voice　has　never　been　raised　to　a　very　high　key；　but　she　now
  stamps　on　the　ground；　and　placing　her　hands　on　her　hips；　she　moves
  quickly　to　the　right　and　left；　advancing　and　retreating　in　a
  sidelong　direction。　　Her　glances　become　more　fierce　and　fiery；　and
  her　coarse　hair　stands　erect　on　her　head；　stiff　as　the　prickles　of
  the　hedgehog；　and　now　she　commences　clapping　her　hands；　and
  uttering　words　of　an　unknown　tongue；　to　a　strange　and　uncouth　tune。
  The　tawny　bantling　seems　inspired　with　the　same　fiend；　and；　foaming
  at　the　mouth；　utters　wild　sounds；　in　imitation　of　its　dam。　　Still
  more　rapid　become　the　sidelong　movements　of　the　Gitana。　　Movement！
  she　springs；　she　bounds；　and　at　every　bound　she　is　a　yard　above　the
  ground。　　She　no　longer　bears　the　child　in　her　bosom；　she　plucks　it
  from　thence；　and　fiercely　brandishes　it　aloft；　till　at　last；　with　a
  yell　she　tosses　it　high　into　the　air；　like　a　ball；　and　then；　with
  neck　and　head　thrown　back；　receives　it；　as　it　falls；　on　her　hands
  and　breast；　extracting　a　cry　from　the　terrified　beholders。　　Is　it
  possible　she　can　be　singing？　　Yes；　in　the　wildest　style　of　her
  people；　and　here　is　a　snatch　of　the　song；　in　the　language　of　Roma；
  which　she　occasionally　screams　…
  'En　los　sastos　de　yesque　plai　me　diquelo；
  Doscusanas　de　sonacai　terelo；　…
  Corojai　diquelo　abillar；
  Y　ne　asislo　chapescar；　chapescar。'
  'On　the　top　of　a　mountain　I　stand；
  With　a　crown　of　red　gold　in　my　hand；　…
  Wild　Moors　came　trooping　o'er　the　lea；
  O　how　from　their　fury　shall　I　flee；　flee；　flee？
  O　how　from　their　fury　shall　I　flee？'
  Such　was　the　Gitana　in　the　days　of　Ferdinand　and　Isabella；　and　much
  the　same　is　she　now　in　the　days　of　Isabel　and　Christina。
  Of　the　Gitanas　and　their　practices　I　shall　have　much　to　say　on　a
  future　occasion；　when　speaking　of　those　of　the　present　time；　with
  many　of　whom　I　have　had　no　little　intercourse。　　All　the　ancient
  Spanish　authors　who　mention　these　women　speak　of　them　in　unmeasured
  terms　of　abhorrence；　employing　against　them　every　abusive　word
  contained　in　the　language　in　which　they　wrote。　　Amongst　other　vile
  names；　they　have　been　called　harlots；　though　perhaps　no　females　on
  earth　are；　and　have　ever　been；　more　chaste　in　their　own　persons；
  though　at　all　times　willing　to　encourage　licentiousness　in　others；
  from　a　hope　of　gain。　　It　is　one　thing　to　be　a　procuress；　and
  another　to　be　a　harlot；　though　the　former　has　assuredly　no　reason
  to　complain　if　she　be　confounded　with　the　latter。　　'The　Gitanas；'
  says　Doctor　Sancho　de　Moncada；　in　his　discourse　concerning　the
  Gypsies；　which　I　shall　presently　lay　before　the　reader；　'are　public
  harlots；　common；　as　it　is　said；　to　all　the　Gitanos；　and　with
  dances；　demeanour；　and　filthy　songs；　are　the　cause　of　infinite　harm
  to　the　souls　of　the　vassals　of　your　Majesty　（Philip　III。）；　as　it　is
  notorious　what　infinite　harm　they　have　caused　in　many　honourable
  houses。　　The　married　women　whom　they　have　separated　from　their
  husbands；　and　the　maidens　whom　they　have　perverted；　and　finally；　in
  the　best　of　these　Gitanas；　any　one　may　recognise　all　the　signs　of　a
  harlot　given　by　the　wise　king：　　〃they　are　gadders　about；
  whisperers；　always　unquiet　in　the　places　and　corners。〃'　（28）
  The　author　of　Alonso；　（29）　he　who　of　all　the　old　Spanish　writers
  has　written　most　graphically　concerning　the　Gitanos；　and　I　believe
  with　most　correctness；　puts　the　following　account　of　the　Gitanas；
  and　their　fortune…telling　practices；　into　the　entertaining　mouth　of
  his　hero：…
  'O　how　many　times　did　these　Gitanas　carry　me　along　with　them；　for
  being；　after　all；　women；　even　they　have　their　fears；　and　were　glad
  of　me　as　a　protector：　　and　so　they　went　through　the　neighbouring
  villages；　and　entered　the　houses　a…begging；　giving　to　understand
  thereby　their　poverty　and　necessity；　and　then　they　would　call　aside
  the　girls；　in　order　to　tell　them　the　buena　ventura；　and　the　young
  fellows　the　good　luck　which　they　were　to　enjoy；　never　failing　in
  the　first　place　to　ask　for　a　cuarto　or　real；　in　order　to　make　the
  sign　of　the　cross；　and　with　these　flattering　words；　they　got　as
  much　as　they　could；　although；　it　is　true；　not　much　in　money；　as
  their　harvest　in　that　article　was　generally　slight；　but　enough　in
  bacon　to　afford　subsistence　to　their　husbands　and　bantlings。　　I
  looked　on　and　laughed　at　the　simplicity　of　those　foolish　people；
  who；　especially　such　as　wished　to　be　married；　were　as　satisfied　and
  content　with　what　the　Gitana　told　them；　as　if　an　apostle　had　spoken
  it。'