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a public room, follow my directions in feeding, and so forth. 

 If you conquer, you shall pay me ; if not, not.' 



' What shall we pay ^ ' asked the Cura. 



' Your reverence and all these caballeros shall swear on 

 the altar to give me the white Flor de San Sebastian which 

 grows on the church roof.' 



The end is foreseen. Roezl carried off his White 

 Cattleya and sold it to Mr. George Hardy of Manchester 

 for 280 guineas. 



