| Back | They are, in short, peasants, plain homely people, without any taint of disreputable blood, and, as the saying is, old rusty Christians, but so rich that by their wealth and free-handed way of life they are coming by degrees to be considered gentlefolk by birth, and even by position; though the wealth and nobility they thought most of was having me for their daughter; and as they have no other child to make their heir, and are affectionate parents, I was one of the most indulged daughters that ever parents indulged. |
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| Front | Ellos, en fin, son labradores, gente llana, sin mezcla de alguna raza mal sonante, y, como suele decirse, cristianos viejos ranciosos; pero tan ricos que su riqueza y magnífico trato les va poco a poco adquiriendo nombre de hidalgos, y aun de caballeros. Puesto que de la mayor riqueza y nobleza que ellos se preciaban era de tenerme a mí por hija; y, así por no tener otra ni otro que los heredase como por ser padres, y aficionados, yo era una de las más regaladas hijas que padres jamás regalaron. |
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