Then；　laughing　like　a　hyena；　he　departed；　and　I　never　saw　him
  again。
  At　that　time　on　the　morrow；　Francisco　was　on　his　death…bed。　　He　had
  caught　the　jail　fever；　which　had　long　raged　in　the　Carcel　de　la
  Corte；　where　I　was　imprisoned。　　In　a　few　days　he　was　buried；　a　mass
  of　corruption；　in　the　Campo　Santo　of　Madrid。
  CHAPTER　V
  THE　Gitanos；　in　their　habits　and　manner　of　life；　are　much　less
  cleanly　than　the　Spaniards。　　The　hovels　in　which　they　reside
  exhibit　none　of　the　neatness　which　is　observable　in　the　habitations
  of　even　the　poorest　of　the　other　race。　　The　floors　are　unswept；　and
  abound　with　filth　and　mud；　and　in　their　persons　they　are　scarcely
  less　vile。　　Inattention　to　cleanliness　is　a　characteristic　of　the
  Gypsies；　in　all　parts　of　the　world。
  The　Bishop　of　Forli；　as　far　back　as　1422；　gives　evidence　upon　this
  point；　and　insinuates　that　they　carried　the　plague　with　them；　as　he
  observes　that　it　raged　with　peculiar　violence　the　year　of　their
  appearance　at　Forli。　（54）
  At　the　present　day　they　are　almost　equally　disgusting；　in　this
  respect；　in　Hungary；　England；　and　Spain。　　Amongst　the　richer
  Gitanos；　habits　of　greater　cleanliness　of　course　exist　than　amongst
  the　poorer。　　An　air　of　sluttishness；　however；　pervades　their
  dwellings；　which；　to　an　experienced　eye；　would　sufficiently　attest
  that　the　inmates　were　Gitanos；　in　the　event　of　their　absence。
  What　can　be　said　of　the　Gypsy　dress；　of　which　such　frequent　mention
  is　made　in　the　Spanish　laws；　and　which　is　prohibited　together　with
  the　Gypsy　language　and　manner　of　life？　　Of　whatever　it　might
  consist　in　former　days；　it　is　so　little　to　be　distinguished　from
  the　dress　of　some　classes　amongst　the　Spaniards；　that　it　is　almost
  impossible　to　describe　the　difference。　　They　generally　wear　a　high…
  peaked；　narrow…brimmed　hat；　a　zamarra　of　sheep…skin　in　winter；　and；
  during　summer；　a　jacket　of　brown　cloth；　and　beneath　this　they　are
  fond　of　exhibiting　a　red　plush　waistcoat；　something　after　the
  fashion　of　the　English　jockeys；　with　numerous　buttons　and　clasps。
  A　faja；　or　girdle　of　crimson　silk；　surrounds　the　waist；　where；　not
  unfrequently；　are　stuck　the　cachas　which　we　have　already　described。
  Pantaloons　of　coarse　cloth　or　leather　descend　to　the　knee；　the　legs
  are　protected　by　woollen　stockings；　and　sometimes　by　a　species　of
  spatterdash；　either　of　cloth　or　leather；　stout　high…lows　complete
  the　equipment。
  Such　is　the　dress　of　the　Gitanos　of　most　parts　of　Spain。　　But　it　is
  necessary　to　remark　that　such　also　is　the　dress　of　the　chalans；　and
  of　the　muleteers；　except　that　the　latter　are　in　the　habit　of
  wearing　broad　sombreros　as　preservatives　from　the　sun。　　This　dress
  appears　to　be　rather　Andalusian　than　Gitano；　and　yet　it　certainly
  beseems　the　Gitano　better　than　the　chalan　or　muleteer。　　He　wears　it
  with　more　easy　negligence　or　jauntiness；　by　which　he　may　be
  recognised　at　some　distance；　even　from　behind。
  It　is　still　more　difficult　to　say　what　is　the　peculiar　dress　of　the
  Gitanas；　they　wear　not　the　large　red　cloaks　and　immense　bonnets　of
  coarse　beaver　which　distinguish　their　sisters　of　England；　they　have
  no　other　headgear　than　a　handkerchief；　which　is　occasionally
  resorted　to　as　a　defence　against　the　severity　of　the　weather；　their
  hair　is　sometimes　confined　by　a　comb；　but　more　frequently　is
  permitted　to　stray　dishevelled　down　their　shoulders；　they　are　fond
  of　large　ear…rings；　whether　of　gold；　silver；　or　metal；　resembling
  in　this　respect　the　poissardes　of　France。　　There　is　little　to
  distinguish　them　from　the　Spanish　women　save　the　absence　of　the
  mantilla；　which　they　never　carry。　　Females　of　fashion　not
  unfrequently　take　pleasure　in　dressing　a　la　Gitana；　as　it　is
  called；　but　this　female　Gypsy　fashion；　like　that　of　the　men；　is
  more　properly　the　fashion　of　Andalusia；　the　principal
  characteristic　of　which　is　the　saya；　which　is　exceedingly　short；
  with　many　rows　of　flounces。
  True　it　is　that　the　original　dress　of　the　Gitanos；　male　and　female；
  whatever　it　was；　may　have　had　some　share　in　forming　the　Andalusian
  fashion；　owing　to　the　great　number　of　these　wanderers　who　found
  their　way　to　that　province　at　an　early　period。　　The　Andalusians　are
  a　mixed　breed　of　various　nations；　Romans；　Vandals；　Moors；　perhaps
  there　is　a　slight　sprinkling　of　Gypsy　blood　in　their　veins；　and　of
  Gypsy　fashion　in　their　garb。
  The　Gitanos　are；　for　the　most　part；　of　the　middle　size；　and　the
  proportions　of　their　frames　convey　a　powerful　idea　of　strength　and
  activity　united；　a　deformed　or　weakly　object　is　rarely　found
  amongst　them　in　persons　of　either　sex；　such　probably　perish　in
  their　infancy；　unable　to　support　the　hardships　and　privations　to
  which　the　race　is　still　subjected　from　its　great　poverty；　and　these
  same　privations　have　given　and　still　give　a　coarseness　and
  harshness　to　their　features；　which　are　all　strongly　marked　and
  expressive。　　Their　complexion　is　by　no　means　uniform；　save　that　it
  is　invariably　darker　than　the　general　olive　hue　of　the　Spaniards；
  not　unfrequently　countenances　as　dark　as　those　of　mulattos　present
  themselves；　and　in　some　few　instances　of　almost　negro　blackness。
  Like　most　people　of　savage　ancestry；　their　teeth　are　white　and
  strong；　their　mouths　are　not　badly　formed；　but　it　is　in　the　eye
  more　than　in　any　other　feature　that　they　differ　from　other　human
  beings。
  There　is　something　remarkable　in　the　eye　of　the　Gitano：　　should　his
  hair　and　complexion　become　fair　as　those　of　the　Swede　or　the　Finn；
  and　his　jockey　gait　as　grave　and　ceremonious　as　that　of　the　native
  of　Old　Castile；　were　he　dressed　like　a　king；　a　priest；　or　a
  warrior；　still　would　the　Gitano　be　detected　by　his　eye；　should　it
  continue　unchanged。　　The　Jew　is　known　by　his　eye；　but　then　in　the
  Jew　that　feature　is　peculiarly　small；　the　Chinese　has　a　remarkable
  eye；　but　then　the　eye　of　the　Chinese　is　oblong；　and　even　with　the
  face；　which　is　flat；　but　the　eye　of　the　Gitano　is　neither　large　nor
  small；　and　exhibits　no　marked　difference　in　its　shape　from　the　eyes
  of　the　common　cast。　　Its　peculiarity　consists　chiefly　in　a　strange
  staring　expression；　which　to　be　understood　must　be　seen；　and　in　a
  thin　glaze；　which　steals　over　it　when　in　repose；　and　seems　to　emit
  phosphoric　light。　　That　the　Gypsy　eye　has　sometimes　a　peculiar
  effect；　we　learn　from　the　following　stanza：…
  'A　Gypsy　stripling's　glossy　eye
  Has　pierced　my　bosom's　core；
  A　feat　no　eye　beneath　the　sky
  Could　e'er　effect　before。'
  The　following　passages　are　extracted　from　a　Spanish　work；　（55）　and
  cannot　be　out　of　place　here；　as　they　relate　to　those　matters　to
  which　we　have　devoted　this　chapter。
  'The　Gitanos　have　an　olive　complexion　and　very　marked　physiognomy；
  their　cheeks　are　prominent；　their　lips　thick；　their　eyes　vivid　and
  black；　their　hair　is　long；　black；　and　coarse；　and　their　teeth　very
  white。　　The　general　expression　of　their　physiognomy　is　a　compound
  of　pride；　slavishness；　and　cunning。　　They　are；　for　the　most　part；
  of　good　stature；　well　formed；　and　support　with　facility　fatigue　and
  every　kind　of　hardship。　　When　they　discuss　any　matter；　or　speak
  among　themselves；　whether　in　Catalan；　in　Castilian；　or　in　Germania；
  which　is　their　own　peculiar　jargon；　they　always　make　use　of　much
  gesticulation；　which　contributes　to　give　to　their　conversation　and
  to　the　vivacity　of　their　physiognomy　a　certain　expression；　still
  more　penetrating　and　characteristic。
  To　this　work　we　shall　revert　on　a　future　occasion。
  'When　a　Gitano　has　occasion　to　speak　of　some　business　in　which　his
  interest　is　involved；　he　redoubles　his　gestures　in　proportion　as　he
  knows　the　necessity　of　convincing　those　who　hear　him；　and　fears
  their　impassibility。　　If　any　rancorous　idea　agitate　him　in　the
  course　of　his　narrative；　if　he　endeavour　to　infuse　into　his
  auditors　sentiments　of　jealousy；　vengeance；　or　any　violent　passion；
  his　features　become　exaggerated；　and　the　vivacity　of　his　glances；
  and　the　contraction　of　his　lips；　show　clearly；　and　in　an　imposing
  manner；　the　foreign　origin　of　the　Gitanos；　and　all　the　customs　of
  barbarous　people。　　Even　his　very　smile　has　an　expression　hard　and
  disagreeable。　　One　might　almost　say　that　joy　in　him　is　a　forced
  sentiment；　and　that；　like　unto　the　savage　man；　sadness　is　the
  dominant　feature　of　his　physiognomy。
  'The　Gitana　is　distinguished　by　the　same　complexion；　and　almost　the
  same　features。　　In　her　frame　she　is　as　well　formed；　and　as　flexible
  as　the　Gitano。　　Condemned　to　suffer　the　same　privations　and　wants；
  her　countenan