"Adieu, Ximena," the young man hastened to say; "either everything or nothing, either death or Ximena!" "Either Rodrigo or nothing!" replied the young girl, following with her glances her lover, who was just issuing from the halls of the Alcazar at the instant that the count was returning to the side of his daughter.
— from The Cid Campeador: A Historical Romance by Antonio de Trueba
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