The Alhambra and the Kremlin: The South and the North of Europe
CHAPTER XIV.
GRANADA.
Troubadour and Gypsy Life.—Dwarf.—Horse.—Fair.—Physique of the gitanos.— Habits.—Habitations.—Moral Principle.—Chastity.—Swindling.— Superstition.—Fortune-tellers.—Credulity.—Trickery.—Parisian Spiritualist.—Gypsy Creed.—Musings.—Causes of Astonishment.—Paintings and Cathedrals.—Unworthy Ambition.—Silence in Church.—Cathedral of Granada.—Chapel Royal.—Tomb of Ferdinand and Isabella.—Tomb of Philip and Crazy Jane.—Obliging Priest.—Fees.—Leaving Granada.—Disguised Thief.—Seizure and Imprisonment.—Out of Granada
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