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7-2: =Sevilla=: a city of southern Spain (Andalusia) on the
Guadalquivir River. Also (as here) the province in which this city is
situated.

7-3: =Preparen=: (sc. _ustedes_). This is an order addressed to the
bandit's comrades.

7-4: =Tengo seis hijos=: observe that _tener_ (to have) does not take
the preposition _a_ before its personal direct object, which likewise
omits _a_ when preceded by a numeral, unless certain specific persons
are referred to.

7-5: =lo que me digo=: _me_ is an ethical dative (indicating the
person interested). Omit in translating.

7-6: =ustedes=: the polite form _ustedes_ is in this single instance
substituted in the peasant's speech for _vosotros_, by attraction after