Pepet

Margalida, who slept near her brother, had called him in a stifled and agonized voice when the first shots rang out: "Do you hear, Pepet?"

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

Pepet spread a napkin over one end of the table and placed upon it two covered dishes and a bottle of wine which had the color and transparency of the ruby.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

When his sister should live at the forge Pepet would go to see her, and he counted on acquiring through the munificence of his brother-in-law, a knife as famous as his grandfather's, that is, if Señor Pèp unjustly persevered in refusing him this glorious heritage.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

Andes, had bought a farm in Iviza that his father was now cultivating; and this rascal Pepet, who was more quick at letters than any of these, refused to follow such glorious examples!

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

Pepet, who had followed him agilely, almost hanging over his head, smiled, like a master pleased at the lesson, and repeated his advice.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

That his kindred might not seem beneath Ferrer, Pepet recalled his grandfather's prowess.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

Pepet had mounted the best horse on the place and had ridden to San José to call him.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

In another store he acquired a knife for Pepet, the largest and heaviest he could find, an absurd weapon, capable of making him forget the relic of his glorious grandfather.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

One should be just, and Pepet recognized the youth's merit.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897

The suitors seemed to Pepet to be rabid dogs who would not easily give up their prey.

The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Vicente Blasco Ib����ez 1897