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...three daughters. The middle one, Angelita, was a willowy, dark-eyed 19, in hauteur and horsemanship a chip off the old pine. She always appeared at the Sunday afternoon parties, and there, about a year ago, she met Luis Miguel González, peasant-born, who is called Dominguín and is one of Spain's most highly regarded matadors. It was love at first sight...
When the duke caught on, he cut Dominguín from his guest list. Off went Dominguín to fight bulls in Mexico. He wrote Angelita a letter which fell into the hands of the duke. Don Carlos did what irate fathers always do in zarzuelas: he threatened to pack Angelita off to a convent. To a friend the duke explained: "Mind you, I like Dominguín. He is a fine torero. He has the heart of a lion and the legs of a deer. What's more, he will probably end up much richer than...
...Dominguín returned to Spain. The duke ordered that Angelita be watched closely during the day, locked in a third-floor room every night. At dawn one morning, Angelita tied bedsheets together and slid to freedom. A few minutes later, she was in Dominguín's arms...
Next morning, the enraged duke swore he would kill Dominguín. "A century ago," he bellowed, "I would have had him whipped to death." Instead, he called the police. They arrested Dominguín. Angelita was found in a hiding place, protected by proper duennage...
After Manolete was gored last July, some of the crowds began to turn from their idol towards Dominguin. Last week, at Linares, after watching Dominguín. perform brilliantly, Manolete made a supreme attempt to show his mastery...