shehasblackenedtheircharacter，tornthemtopieces。Accordingtoher，virtueconsistsinburyingallthesesavageinstinctsinone’sinnermostheart。Butwhatthenoftheheart？Itbecomesthesinkofallthatisworstinus。
Itisveryhumiliatingthatnoadorerhasyetturnedupforme。Iamamarriageablegirl，butIhavebrothers，afamily，relations，whoaresensitiveonthepointofhonor。Ah!ifthatiswhatkeepsmenback，theyarepoltroons。
ThepartofChimeneinthe/Cid/andthatoftheCiddelightme。Whatamarvelousplay!Well，good-bye。
January。
Ourmasterisapoorrefugee，forcedtokeepinhidingonaccountofthepartheplayedintherevolutionwhichtheDucd’Angoulemehasjustquelled——atriumphtowhichweowesomesplendidfetes。ThoughaLiberal，anddoubtlessamanofthepeople，hehasawakenedmyinterest：Ifancythathemusthavebeencondemnedtodeath。Imakehimtalkforthepurposeofgettingathissecret；butheisofatrulyCastiliantaciturnity，proudasthoughhewereGonsalvodiCordova，andneverthelessangelicinhispatienceandgentleness。HisprideisnotirritablelikeMissGriffith’s，itbelongstohisinnernature；heforcesustocivilitybecausehisownmannersaresoperfect，andholdsusatadistancebytherespectheshowsus。MyfatherdeclaresthatthereisagreatdealofthenoblemaninSenorHenarez，whom，amongourselves，hecallsinfunDonHenarez。