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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt:... In what town Donna Francisca and Damiana resolved on settling.--Adventure which occurred to them there.--Attempt to carry off Donna Francisca.--The consequences of this attempt. "We fixed on Seville for our place of residence, Damiana having assured me that Andalusia was the most pleasant part of all Spain; and determined to proceed thither by sea, as soon as we should be put in possession of our legacies. "Accordingly, as soon as they were paid us, we went to Carthagena, and embarked on board a ship which was about to sail for Malaga. We were a little incommoded by being at sea; but, as we had a favourable wind all the way, we soon arrived at Malaga, where having remained a few days, we set out for Seville by land, and arrived there without sustaining the slightest accident. "We hired a house near the Exchange, which we had properly furnished, and took into our service a cook and a lacquey, who, being strangers to us, could give no information as to who we were. 1 Aunt,' said I to Damiana, for it had been arranged that I should pass for her niece, 'I think we are beginning upon too high a scale. Shall we always be able to maintain the figure which you are desirous of making?' 'Hold your tongue, niece,' replied she; 'why need you trouble yourself? Leave me the care of managing our expenses, and you will find that we shall never be under the necessity of reforming our housekeeping. It is more likely that we may augment it in the end.' "My good aunt, in talking to me thus, had views which she hoped to be able to accomplish, without communicating them to me. She flattered herself that we should make some useful acquaintance in a town, into the harbour of which come the fleets and galleons from the West Indies, loaded with Spanish dollars, with plates of gold...