Note 233 — Chapter XVI · BLAS EL GUERRILLERO—continued.

Which may be thus literally translated (si se ofrece algo) if any thing occurs, ( ...) a hiatus that is filled up with a shrug of the shoulders; an expansion of the hands, palms outwards, and corresponding contortion of the muscles of the cheeks; all of which, like Lord Burleigh’s shake of the head, has a wonderfully comprehensive meaning—viz., in which I can in any way serve you, (ustedes no tienen que mandar,) you have but to give me your orders.