--¡Hostia, con la tía bruja esta!--dijo para sí _Platón_, revolviendo las palabras con mugidos; y luego en voz alta--: Pues como dije a la señora, si la señora quiere al _Pituso_, que se aboque con Castelar... --Eso sí; para que le hagan a usted ministro... Sr. Izquierdo, no nos venga usted con sandeces.
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“Christ, what an old witch!" Plato muttered to himself, getting the words out between bovine grunts. Then he said aloud: ‘Well, as I told you, ma’am, if you want Pituso, you’ll have to take it up with Castelar...’
"Oh, certainly—and perhaps they’ll make you a cabinet minister while they’re at it! Señor Izquierdo, don’t come to us with such nonsense.
Translated by markvanroode 9928 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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“Christ, what an old witch!" Plato muttered to himself, getting the words out between bovine grunts. Then he said aloud: ‘Well, as I told you, ma’am, if she wants Pituso, she’ll have to take it up with Castelar...’
"Oh, certainly—and perhaps they’ll make you a cabinet minister while they’re at it! Señor Izquierdo, don’t come to us with such nonsense.
Translated by markvanroode 9928 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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“Christ, what an old witch!" Plato muttered to himself, getting the words out between bovine grunts. Then he said aloud: ‘Well, as I told you, ma’am, if you want Pituso, she’ll have to take it up with Castelar...’
"Oh, certainly—and perhaps they’ll make you a cabinet minister while they’re at it! Señor Izquierdo, don’t come to us with such nonsense.
Translated by markvanroode 9928 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Discussion

Thanks, Beba.

by markvanroode 2 weeks, 2 days ago

It was Jacinta with whom he had been speaking; now he is speaking to Guillermina -'la fundadora'-, and he uses the third-person pronoun ‘she’ (referring to the other lady present there, Jacinta) in a respectful manner.
... as I told the lady (Jacinta), if she wants Pituso, she’ll have to take it up ...

by soybeba 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Oops!

by markvanroode 2 weeks, 3 days ago

yes, but on the right line! :-)

by Boot2 2 weeks, 3 days ago

“Christ, what an old witch!" Plato muttered to himself, getting the words out between bovine grunts. Then he said aloud: ‘Well, as I told you, ma’am, if you want Pituso, she’ll have to take it up with Castelar...’
"Oh, certainly—and perhaps they’ll make you a cabinet minister while they’re at it! Señor Izquierdo, don’t come to us with such nonsense.

by markvanroode 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Thanks, Beba.

by markvanroode 2 weeks, 4 days ago

... as I told he lady, if she want Pituso, she’ll have to take it up ...
(It was Jacinta with whom he had been speaking; now he is speaking to Guillermina -'la fundadora'-.)

by soybeba 2 weeks, 4 days ago