3.{19-3} =se la he jugado á Manuel=. Here, as often, =la= is an
indefinite pronoun. In this sentence it may be translated _a trick_.
4.{19-4} =que ... oye=, _that he almost heard me_. Note the use of the
historical present.
=Page 20.=--1.{20-1} =solemos ... caballeros=; cf. page 15, note 1.
2.{20-2} =echándolo á broma=, _turning it into a jest_.
3.{20-3} =cuanto ... peor=, _the more one likes them, the worse it is_.
4.{20-4} =¡pero ... quieres!= _but if one loves, (one will do
anything)!_
5.{20-5} =¿Estará?= _can he be?_ Cf. page 3, note 1.
6.{20-6} =todo ... cavilar=, _I pondered and pondered over it all_.
=Page 21.=--1.{21-1} =llega ... salgo= has the force of _hubiera llegado
... habría salido_. The pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional
perfect are usually avoided in colloquial Spanish.
2.{21-2} =lleva=; cf. page 3, note 3.