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At Don Pedro's court,
was a dark, handsome Spanish knight...
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who wore the Cross of Calatrava
on his breast.
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This knight, whom the queen
secretly loved, of course--
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-Why, ''of course''?
-Because we're in Spain.
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Oh, l see.
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This knight had a magnificent hound.
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This had all been going on for some time...
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and the secret love affair
was no longer really a secret.
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Unable to bear it anymore...
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and because he didn't like
the Knight of Calatrava anyway...
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the king was not only cruel...
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but consumed by envy.
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He decided to have the knight
secretly murdered...
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for his secret love.
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l can't say l blame him.
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Well, just listen to what follows!
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ln some ways, the king was right...
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but he went much too far.
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Allegedly in honour of
the knight's heroic exploits...
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he held a banquet.
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And there was...
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a long table...
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at which all the grandees of the empire sat...
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with the king in the middle...
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Opposite him was the place
for the guest of honour...
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the Knight of Calatrava.
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But he didn't appear, and finally
the feast had to begin without him.
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There was an empty seat...
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an empty seat exactly opposite the king.
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And then?
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Just imagine, as Don Pedro, the king...
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was about to rise to express
his hypocritical regrets...
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that his ''dear guest'' had not appeared...
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cries of horror were heard
from the servants outside...
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and before one knew what had happened...
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something raced along the table,
sprang onto the chair...