within them he had beenbornwithin them he livedbreathedand had his being

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gossip of a village barberand knows all the small-talk of the
place and its environs; but what he chiefly values himself onis
his stock of local informationhaving the most marvellous stories
to relate of every towerand vaultand gateway of the fortressin
all of which he places the most implicit faith.
Most of these he has derivedaccording to his own accountfrom his
grandfathera little legendary tailorwho lived to the age of nearly
a hundred yearsduring which he made but two migrations beyond the
precincts of the fortress. His shopfor the greater part of a
centurywas the resort of a knot of venerable gossipswhere they
would pass half the night talking about old timesand the wonderful
events and hidden secrets of the place. The whole livingmoving
thinkingand actingof this historical little tailorhad thus
been bounded by the walls of the Alhambra; within them he had been
bornwithin them he livedbreathedand had his being; within them
he diedand was buried. Fortunately for posterityhis traditionary
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lore died not with him. The authentic Mateowhen an urchinused to
be an attentive listener to the narratives of his grandfatherand
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