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Candide — Chapter 27 in Spanish

By Voltaire

Viaje de Cándido á Constantinopla. Candide’s Voyage to Constantinople
Ya el fiel Cacambo había concertado con el capitan turco que habia de llevar á Constantinopla al sultan Acmet, que tomara á bordo á Candido y á Martin; y ámbos se embarcáron, habiéndose postrado primero ante su miserable Alteza. The trusty Cacambo had already engaged the captain of the Turkish ship that was to carry Sultan Achmet back to Constantinople, to take Candide and Martin on board. Y ámbos se embarcáron, habiéndose postrado primero ante su miserable Alteza. Accordingly, they both embarked, after paying their obeisance to his miserable Highness. Cuando iban á embarcarse. As they were going on board. Candide said to Martin:
Candido en el camino decia á Martin: ¡Con que hemos cenado con seis reyes destronados, y de los seis á uno he tenido que darle tina limosna! “You see we supped in company with six dethroned kings, and to one of them I gave charity. Acaso hay otros muchos príncipes mas desgraciados. Perhaps there may be a great many other princes still more unfortunate. Yo á la verdad no he perdido mas que cien carneros, y voy á descansar de mis fatigas en brazos de Cunegunda. For my part, I have lost only a hundred sheep, and am now going to fly to the arms of Cunegund. My dear Martin, I must insist on it, that Pangloss was in the right. All is for the best.”
Sea enhorabuena, dixo Martin. “I wish it may be,” said Martin.