:23:01
I served Don Rafael...
:23:04
from when he became an officer
in the cavalry until he married.
:23:09
And for a few more years
after that too.
:23:14
And tell me something, Seneca...
:23:16
Zenon, o rwhatever your name is.
:23:19
What's your trade now?
Carpenter...
:23:23
shoemaker, haberdasher?
:23:25
I'm a civil servant
in the Treasury...
:23:29
in the capital, of course.
:23:31
Her lady ship got me the job...
:23:36
and I also work for her
in a secretarial capacity.
:23:39
Yes, yes. So you abandoned
the servitude...
:23:44
of all those years with my son...
:23:47
to go with my daughter-in-law...
:23:50
because what you want
is to earn money at all costs.
:23:54
Let me explain.
:23:56
Your lordship, I believe
it's the duty of every man...
:24:00
to progress in life,
or at least to attempt it...
:24:04
whether he's young
or he's getting on a bit...
:24:09
as in my case!
:24:11
I don't know what to say,
for we're living in strange times...
:24:16
when gentlemen are ruined
and servants are getting rich.
:24:21
You've got the example...
:24:23
of Gregoria and Venancio
to prove it.
:24:28
I'll give you a bit of advice,
as you're so fond of cash.
:24:33
I'm all ears, sir.
:24:36
Money is made, Zenon...
:24:39
Senen, your lordship.
It's Senen.
:24:42
Don't interrupt, man!
:24:45
Money is made...
:24:46
by those who, with patience
and close observation...
:24:51
always follow behind
those who lose it.
:24:58
If you keep that in mind...