Chapter 1
Beginnings of a Bull-fight
It was the Sunday after Easter, and the last bull-fight of the season in
Mexico City. Four special bulls had been brought over from Spain for the
occasion, since Spanish bulls are more fiery than Mexican. Perhaps it is
the altitude, perhaps just the spirit of the western Continent which is to
blame for the lack of \'pep\', as Owen put it, in the native animal.
Although Owen, who was a great socialist, disapproved of bull-fights,
\'We have never seen one. We shall have to go,\' he said.
\'Oh yes, I think we must see it,\' said Kate.
\'And it\'s our last chance,\' said Owen.