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THE EXIT OF THE BULL
fierce attacks at the red cloth, and on the proper maneuvering of that bit of rag depends the life of the Espada. With it he causes the furious animal to charge, to retreat, to turn, or to leap—a dozen times he will provoke attack, as many times he will by a simple movement, almost without quitting a given spot, escape a horrible death. At last, grasping the sword,—so slender and flexible and keen,—he stands face to
