CHAPTER VII

Lisbon--The two Kings of Portugal, and of Barataria--King Fernando and the Countess--A Lisbon bull-fight--The "hat-trick"--Courtship window-parade--The spurred youth of Lisbon--Portuguese politeness--The De Reszke family--The Opera--Terrible personal experiences in a circus--The bounding Bishop--Ecclesiastical possibilities--Portuguese coinage--Beauty of Lisbon--Visits of the British Fleet--Misguided midshipman--The Legation Whale-boat--"Good wine needs no bush"--A delightful orange-farm--Cintra--Contrast between the Past and Present of Portugal