Editorial note — From The Dublin University Magazine. Modern Writers Of Spain.
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[Footnote 4: The Patios are the interior flagged courts surrounded by colonnades from the roof of which lamps are suspended. In the centre of the court is a fountain surrounded by shrubs in fruit or flower. Seated on sofas in the corridor, or on carpets near the fountain, the princely owners enjoy an elysium during hot weather.]
[Footnote 5: Soup made up of olive oil, vinegar, spices, etc.]