“English girls not so fine as Spanish⁠—noble creatures⁠—jet hair⁠—black eyes⁠—lovely forms⁠—sweet creatures⁠—beautiful.”

“You have been in Spain, sir?” said Mr. Tracy Tupman.

“Lived there⁠—ages.”

“Many conquests, sir?” inquired Mr. Tupman.

“Conquests! Thousands. Don Bolaro Fizzgig⁠—grandee⁠—only daughter⁠—Donna Christina⁠—splendid creature⁠—loved me to distraction⁠—jealous father⁠—high-souled daughter⁠—handsome Englishman⁠—Donna Christina in despair⁠—prussic acid⁠—stomach pump in my portmanteau⁠—operation performed⁠—old Bolaro in ecstasies⁠—consent to our union⁠—join hands and floods of tears⁠—romantic story⁠—very.”