CHAPTER II

THE SPANISH PEOPLE The Character of the People—Their Quietness and 58–92 Sobriety—Their Cruelty—This the Result of their Stoicism and Indifference to Pain—These the Qualities of a Strong and Primitive People—The _Feria_, the Holiday of the Sevillians—Religion: its Place in the National Life—The Dance of the _Seises_—Holy Week in Seville—Religious Processions—The _Paseos_