Part 10
38. _A fuerza de_ trabajar. By dint of laboring. 39. _A eso_ (_or_ cosa) de At about ten o'clock. las diez. _A las_ cinco. At five o'clock. _A la_ una y media. At half-past one o'clock. 40. Habla (_familiar form_). Speak! No hables (cf. note 6, 7). Don't speak! 41. ¿_En_ qué piensa V.? Of what are you thinking?
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42. ¿Qué _quiere decir_? What does he mean? 43. _Todo el que_ habla. Every one who speaks. 44. _Se_ hablan _unos a They speak to each other. otros_. 45. No tiene hambre. He is not hungry. Tenía frío. I was cold. 46. _Se parece a_ mí. He resembles me. Me parece (a mí). It seems to me. 47. Mi libro y _el_ de mi hermana. My book and my sister's. Mi madre y _la_ de V. (cf. 7). My mother and yours. 48. Estará _dentro de_ la casa. He must be inside the house.
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49. _A poco_ se fué (cf. 142). In a little while he went off. 50. _De pronto_ vino. Suddenly he came. 51. Lo dijo _repetidas veces_. He said it many times.
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52. V. _se equivocaba_. You were mistaken. 53. Después de _hablar_le. After speaking to him. Al _decir_ esto, se fué. On saying this, he went off.
N.B. In Spanish the infinitive is used after prepositions instead of the present participle as in English.
54. Soy un héroe. I am a hero. Somos _unos_ héroes. We are heroes. Oyó _unos_ tiros. He heard some shots. 55. Poco a poco. Little by little. 56. Era _de_ día. It was day.
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57. _Acabo de_ llegar. I have just arrived. _Acababa de_ hablar. I had just spoken. 58. _Desde luego_ se fué. He went away immediately. 59. _Debo_ hablar. I must (_or_ am to) speak. _Debía_ hablar. I was to speak. _Debí_ hablar. I had to speak. Él _debía de_ ser (conjectural). It must have been he. 60. _Me despedí_ de él. I took leave of him. 61. Vino _otro_. _An_other came.
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62 _Luego que_ vine. As soon as I came.
63. _Detrás de_ la casa está It is behind the house. (cf. 48).
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64. _Se volvió_ loco. He went mad. 65. _Lo_ mataron _a_ golpes. They killed him with blows. 66. _Tuvo que_ hacerlo. _He had to_ do it. 67. Tenga V. cuidado. Take care. 68. _Delante de_ la casa. In front of the house. 69. No cabe duda. There is no doubt.
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70. Se fué _al día siguiente_. He went away next day.
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71. No hace calor; hace frío It is not warm; it is cold. (cf. 45).
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72. ¡_Que_ venga! Let him come! 73. Lo _siento_ mucho. I deeply regret it.
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74. _Debajo de_ otro árbol Under another tree. (cf. 61). 75. Digámoslo así. Let us say it thus. 76. Isabel y Carlos. Isabella and Charles. Carlos _e_ Isabel. Charles and Isabella. 77. _He aquí_ el libro. Here is the book. _He_ lo aquí. Here it is.
N.B. _He aquì_ is equivalent to the French _voici, voilà_.
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78. Soy yo. It is I. 79. Me voy. I am going away. Se fué. He went away. 80. _Hay_ tres amigos. There are three friends. _Hubo_ un hombre. There was a man. Un hombre como _los hay_ en A man such as there are in Africa. África. 8l. _En cuanto a_ mí. As for me; as far as I am concerned 82. Vámonos (cf. note 31, 4). Let us go away. 83. _Después de_ eso. After that.
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84. Hice fuego. I fired.
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85. Una idea cualquiera. Some idea or other. Cualquier hombre. Any (_or_ every) man. 86. Soy músico (sastre, etc.). I am a musician (tailor, etc.).
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87. Dió voces. He shouted.
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88. _Sigo_ hablando. I go on talking. _Siguió_ hablando. He continued talking.
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89. _Me acuerdo de_ eso. I remember that. 90. Dormía. He slept. _Se_ durmió. He fell asleep. 91. _Dió_ la una (cf. 39). It struck one. 92. A su alrededor. Around him. 93. ¿Qué _ha sido de_ él? What has become of him? 94. ¿Qué hacer? What is (_or_ was) to be done?
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95. _Hace falta_ una corneta. A cornet is lacking, _or_ is needed. 96. _No bien dejé de_ hablar. No sooner did I cease to speak. _Déjate de_ monadas. Cease your grimaces. 97. Se levantó. He rose.
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98. _Ha de_ ir (cf. note 3, 3). He must (_or_ is to) go. 99. Vino _a_ dármelo. He came to give it to me.
N.B. The infinitive expressing purpose is regularly preceded by _para_, but after verbs of motion by _a_.
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100. No encuentra nada _que_ He finds nothing to admire. admirar 101. _Cerca del_ lecho. Near the bed.
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102. _Aquél_ es desgraciado, The former is wretched, the _éste_ es feliz. latter is happy.
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103. Tal vez. Perhaps. 104. _Hay que_ hacerlo. It is necessary to do it.
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105. No le hizo caso. He paid no attention to him. 106. _No_ está _ya_ en He is no longer in the world. el mundo. _Ya no_ está aquí. He is no longer here.
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107. No _tengo_ nada _que I have nothing to do with him. ver_ con él. 108. He aquí _en lo que_ piensa. That is what he is thinking of. Eso es _de lo que_ hablaba. That is what he was talking of.
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109. Le _tocó_ hablar primero. It fell to him to speak first. Me _toca_ hacer esto. It is my duty to do this. 110. Mi mujer siempre _tenía My wife was always right. razón_.
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111. Ahora bien. Now then! 112. Lo hice _de nuevo_. I did it again. 113. Lo hizo _otra vez_. He did it a second time.
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114. _A fuer de_ legítimo After the manner of a genuine boticario. apothecary. 115. Vino _un tal_ García. A certain García came. 116. Con el libro _o sea_ con el With the book or with the manuscrito. manuscript. 117. A las nueve _en punto_ At nine o'clock sharp. (cf. 39) 118. Yo me encargo de ello. I will undertake it. 119. Tuvo más _de_ veinte. He got more than twenty. 120. _Ya_ lo creo. I quite believe it.
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121. _Nos pasamos a_ los We went over to the Carlist party. carlistas. 122. Les dió _de comer_. He gave them a dinner (_or_ something to eat). 123. _Ni_ uno vendrá. Not one will come.
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124. Diez franceses, todos ellos Ten Frenchmen, all of them oficiales. officers.
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125. Vino el _mismo_ rey. The king himself came. 126. Viene _ahora mismo_. He is coming even now. 127. _Me doy por_ vencido. I acknowledge myself conquered.
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128. Vamos a ver (cf. 138). Let us see. 129. Estuvo _a la_ izquierda. He was on the left side. 130. Anduvo _a ciegas_. He went blindly. 131. _Cada cual_ seguía Each one went on answering. respondiendo.
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132. _Es decir_ que vendré. That is to say I will come. 133. _En tanto que_ lo hacía. While he was doing it. En tanto. During this time. En esto. At this moment. 134. ¿Qué hora es? What time is it?
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135. Se puso _de pie_ (cf. 143). He stood _erect_. 136. Lo _hicieron pedazos_. They tore it into pieces. 137. Se dejó _ver_. He let himself be seen.
N.B. The dependent infinitive often has passive value.
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138. _A ver_ cómo lo hace Let us see how he does it. (cf. 128). ¡A ver! Let us see! Here! Come! 139. Vino _en pos de_ mí He came after me (_or_ in my tracks)
140. No tengo _para qué_ hacerlo. I have no reason for doing it. 141. _Dió_ un paso atrás. He took a step backward.
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142. _De allí a poco_ murió He died a little time after that. (cf. 49).
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143. Caminaba _a pie_ (cf. 135). He went on foot. 144. Lo hizo _a fin de_ irritarme. He did it in order to anger me. 145. Eso no _hace al caso_. That is not to the point.
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146. Se fué _el año pasado_. He went off last year.
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147. Me _dió a entender_. He gave me to understand.
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148. O algo _por el estilo_. Or something of the kind.
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149. Cuento _con_ él. I count on him.
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150. Como _íbamos_ diciendo. As we were saying.
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151. Se vestía _lujosa_ y He dressed luxuriously and elegantemente elegantly.
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152. _Cual si_ hubiese visto. As if he had seen.
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153. No tengo nada _que_ hacer. I have nothing to do.
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154. _A mi ver_ es así. In my opinion it is thus.
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155. Buenas noches. Good night!
156. ¡_Qué_ diablo! Zounds! The deuce! (cf. note 62, 3).
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157. _Ya_ ve V. (cf. 120). Now you see.
N.B. _Ya_ is often merely emphatic.
158. ¿Qué le parece a V. eso? How does that strike you?
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159. _A pesar de_ esto. In spite of this. 160. _Me llamo_ Juan. My name is John. 161. Volvió _a_ los ocho días He returned after a week. (cf. 49). 162. Anduvo _desde_ Madrid He walked from Madrid as far as _hasta_ París. Paris.
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163. _Se asió de_ mi mano. He seized my hand.
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164. _A pesar nuestro_, lo oímos In spite of ourselves, we heard it. (cf. 159). 165. _De_ cuando _en_ cuando. From time to time.
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166. Es _cuanto_ tengo. That is all I have.
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167. Me _sirve de_ cocinero. He serves me as cook.
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168. _Tiene_ tres años. He is three years old. 169. Lo conozco _de_ nombre. I know him by name.
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170. Me lo dió _de balde_. He gave it to me gratis. 171. Es hermosa, y rica _por She is beautiful, and rich into _añadidura_. the bargain.
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172. ¿Tiene V. sueño? Are you sleepy? 173. ¿Qué tiene V.? What is the matter with you? No tengo nada. Nothing is the matter with me. 174. Sabe V. leer? Do you know _how_ to read?
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175. Hace luna. The moon shines. 176. Venga V. _en cuanto_ Come as soon as day dawns. amanezca.
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177. Voy _a casa de_ mi tío. I am going to my uncle's house. 178. Mañana _estará de vuelta_. He will be back to-morrow. 179. Vino _el tal_ hombre. The said man (_or_ this same man) came.
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180. _Huele a_ hereje. This smacks of heresy.
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181. _Echó al correo_ ambas He mailed both letters. cartas. 182. Tomábamos el sol. We were sunning ourselves.
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183. Tres años hace que _reside_ He has been living here for three aquí. years. Tres años hacía que _residía_ He had been living here for three aquí. years. 184. No _trató de_ hacerlo. He did not try to do it.
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185. _Se hizo_ soldado. He became a soldier. _Hecho_ ya un hombre. Having already become a man.
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186. El libro, _o más bien_ The book, or rather manuscript. manuscrito.
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187. He _tenido_ noticias. I have received news.
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188. La ventana _da_ al jardín. The window opens on the garden.
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189. _Pues bien_, que venga Well then, let him come. (cf. 72).
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190. Se le olvidaba. He was forgetting. 191. Lloraba _a lágrima viva_. He was weeping bitterly. 192. Por lo pronto. For the present.
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193. No _tengo miedo_. I am not afraid.
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194. ¿Cómo va de salud? How's your health?
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195. Se viste _a la_ francesa. He dresses himself in the French fashion. 196. Vino _a su vez_. He came in his turn. 197. _Dista_ poco de aquí. It is not very far from here.
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198. _Me_ lo compró _a_ mí. He bought it of me. 199. Lo sé _de cierto_. I know it quite certainly.
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200. ¿No _cae_ V.? Don't you understand? 201. _Dió principio_ al trabajo. He made a beginning of the work. 202. Lo hizo _repetidas veces_. He did it several times.
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203. _Llamó_ a la puerta. He knocked at the door.
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204. Es mejor _de lo que_ yo creía. It is better than I thought. 205. Me _habló al oído_. He whispered to me.
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206. ¿_Se pone_ el sol o Is the sun setting or rising? _sale_?
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207. ¡_Qué_ cielo _tan_ What a lovely sky! hermoso!
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208. Camina muy _de prisa_. He goes very rapidly.
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209. _Por donde quiera_ que vaya. Wherever he may go.
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210. ¿_Es que_ ha empezado? Has it begun (_lit._ is it (true) that it has begun)?
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211. No puedo más. I can do (_or_ stand) no more.
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212. Lo _perdí de vista_. I lost sight of it.
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213. Iban _por todas partes_. They went in every direction.
NOTES (p143)
(The first figures refer to pages of text, and second figures to the reference figures in text).
1-1: =Capitanía general=: headquarters of the Captain general, who has supreme military authority in his district.
1-2: =Granada=: a province (and its principal city), the former bordering on the Mediterranean. It is full of Moorish remains, including the Alhambra.
1-3: =echado que hubo=: a very common construction = _asi que hubo echado_.
1-4: =edecán=: a corruption of the French _aide-de-camp_.
1-5: =Sr. D.=: _Señor Don_.
1-6: =toitico= = _todito_, diminutive of _todo_. This diminutive ending often adds emphasis.
2-1: =a que= = _para que_.
2-2: =se persigue=: _they have pursued_. The perfect tense value is often represented by the present (and the pluperfect by the imperfect) after _después_ or _hace_ (ago).
2-3: =se volvió a reír= = _volvió a reírse_, laughed again. _Volver a_, followed by an infinitive, is to be rendered as a formula of repetition, as, _again, once more_, etc.
2-4: =no hay quien lo haga=: _there is no one who can do it_.
2-5: =conoce nadie=: _does anybody know_? Observe that _nadie_ is not necessarily negative. Cf. use of _jamás_, etc.
3-1: =me matan=: a vivid use of the present for the future.
3-2: =vestido de macareno=: _dressed in a loud or striking fashion_. The _macareno_ is a native of one of the districts of Seville.
3-3: =caerme de espaldas=: _to fall on my back_.
3-4: =había de conocer= = _conocería_. _Haber de_ followed by the infinitive denotes (_a_) obligation: as: _ha de ser_, it must be; _habrá de hacerlo_, he will have to do it; (_b_) futurity (present tense of _haber de_ + infinitive), as: _he de hablar_, I will speak: (_c_) conditioned action (imperfect of _haber de_ + infinitive), as: _quién había de creer_? who would believe?
3-5: =que haya madre=: _and_ (to think) _that there should be a mother_!
3-6: =Jesús=: the Spaniard, the most Catholic of men, is in the habit of interlarding his speech with copious expletives derived from his religion, such as _Jesús, Ave María purísima_, etc., which may often be rendered by the mildest of English substitutes.
3-6: =¡Que... muera!=: _may I die! let me die_! As the subjunctive used with imperative value, depends on some desiderative verb understood, the _que_ which would follow that verb is usually retained in Spanish (as in French), though not when _V._ or _VV._ is used.
3-7: =para decirte la buenaventura=: _to tell your fortune_.
4-1: =a todo trapo=: _under full sail_ (lit. _rag_), i.e. _unrestrainedly_.
4-2: =si son de alegría=: _why! they are tears of joy_. _Si_ is often used to introduce an emphatic assertion. It may be translated by an expletive or omitted entirely. Cf. p. 45, line 31 and note.
4-3: =tomado a este hombre=: (_a = from_). The preposition _a_ is regularly used with the value of the English _from_, after verbs like _steal, deprive, buy_, etc.
4-4: =burro en pelo=: _a bare-backed donkey_ (_pelo_ = hair).
4-5: =la mano=: observe the usual idiomatic mode of expressing possession of parts of the body, wearing apparel, etc., by the use of the definite article instead of the possessive adjective _his, her_, etc., the dative pronoun also being often added to indicate the possessor, as: _Yo me corté el dedo_, I cut my finger.
4-6: =se la=: for the possessive value of _se_ cf. the preceding note. Observe also the regular use of _se_ instead of _le_ or _les_ when followed by _la, le, lo_ or their plurals.
4-7: =con todas las veras=: _with all the sincerity_ or _earnestness_. Cf. _de veras_, truly.
4-8: =tarde que (usually _o_) temprano=: _sooner or later_.
4-9: =ya me... ya me=: _whether... or_. For _me_ cf. note p. 4, 3.
5-1: =doy el cante=: _I denounce him_.
5-2: =dices que cuándo=: _do you ask when_? _Que_ redundant is required after _decir_ introducing an indirect question. Cf. _digo que no, que sí_; I say no, yes.
5-3: =el mes que entra=: _next month_.
5-4: =salir por la tapa de los sesos=: cf. _levantarse la tapa de los sesos_, to blow out one's brains.
5-6: =te ahorco=: cf. note _me matan_, p. 3, 1.
5-7: =para esa fecha=: _by that time (date)_.
5-8: =después de muerto=: _after (he is) dead_.
5-9: =de haber echado tan corto el plazo=: _for having set so near_ (lit. _short_) _a time_.
5-10: =tomó el tole=: _departed hurriedly_.
5-11: =vamos=: (imperative) and _vaya_ (subjunctive) are often used, regardless of their original meaning, as mere interjections. Translate: _come now, well, etc_. Cf. French _allons_.
5-12: =a lo que me contó=: _in view of what... told me_.
5-13: =se va al infierno=: translate _disappears_. (_Infierno_ = infernal regions.)
6-1: =ello es=: _the fact is_.
6-2: =llevarían=: _would live_. Cf. _lleva diez años de casado_, he has been married ten years.
6-3: =de servicio=: _on service, on duty_.
6-4: =hijos=: _children_.
6-5: =voy de vuelta=: _I am returning_.
6-6: =cómo he de perder=: _how am I to suffer the loss_? Cf. note _había de conocer_, p. 3, 4.
6-7: =no seas=: _don't be_. Observe that the imperative is never used negatively, being then replaced by the subjunctive.
7-1: =Alicante=: a port on the eastern coast of Spain.
7-2: =Sevilla=: a city of southern Spain (Andalusia) on the Guadalquivir River. Also (as here) the province in which this city is situated.
7-3: =Preparen=: (sc. _ustedes_). This is an order addressed to the bandit's comrades.
7-4: =Tengo seis hijos=: observe that _tener_ (to have) does not take the preposition _a_ before its personal direct object, which likewise omits _a_ when preceded by a numeral, unless certain specific persons are referred to.
7-5: =lo que me digo=: _me_ is an ethical dative (indicating the person interested). Omit in translating.
7-6: =ustedes=: the polite form _ustedes_ is in this single instance substituted in the peasant's speech for _vosotros_, by attraction after the ceremonious word _Caballeros_. Observe that the bandits end by addressing the peasant as _usted_ likewise.