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Three young men were walking through one of the quietest streets of Alcalà.
Their rich appointments and courteous demeanour marked them as belonging to the noble youths who studied at the University of Alcalà, which was as learned as Salamanca, and more fashionable, and gave a great air of dignity to the little town on the Henares, which, now in the height of its fame, consisted of streets of palaces, convents and colleges huddled together in massive splendour behind the old walls.