30 INTRODUCTION. 



March, April, and May, in order to thoroughly appreciate both 

 the climate and the scenery. 



Another hint which I would fain give is to be as civil as 

 possible, and conform to the customs of the country. The 

 Andalucian peasant, courteous and polite, is at heart a caballero, 

 and very different from the inhabitants of the towns ; at the 

 same time he is proud and independent, and, to humour him, 

 he must be treated on terms of equality. Above all things 

 remember that it is no use attempting to hurry in Spain, where 

 patience is more severely taxed than in any other country, and 

 where no corre prieaa is the order of the day. Certainly the best 

 cure for impatience is to pass a few months among Spaniards. 



Here ends this Introductory Chapter, with apologies for its 

 shortcomings in the fact that it is the concoction of one who 

 detests pen, ink, and paper, and who is more at home with the 

 gun, rifle, or fishing-rod ; so, in the manner of the country 

 which to me has so many charms, let me conclude with the 

 farewell and time-honoured salutation, Vaya Vd. con Dws. 



EL OBGATsO, KEAB, TAKIFA. 



