Everywhere I took some pains to talk with the people, to visit their houses, to examine their pottery, their bees and their growing crops, as I felt that such an interest would help us in our work.

On our return, Ignacio told me that he should stay to dinner with us, as he much preferred to do so to going home.

He also told me that it would be a great pity to lose the theatre, which was to take place that evening.

Accordingly, after dinner was over, we went to see the play.

I expected that at that season of the year it would be a _pastorela_--and in fact it had been so announced.
It was, however, a true drama, and one of the funniest--unintentionally--imaginable.