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That over , he took the sun in the _ plaza _ , up and down the centre line of flags in fine weather , up and down the arcade if it rained . He saw the _ diligence _ from Madrid come in , he saw the _ diligence _ for Madrid go out . He knew , and accepted the salutes of every _ arriero _ who worked in and out of the city , and passed the time of day with Micael the lame water-seller , who never failed to salute him . At noon he ate an onion and a piece of cheese , and then he dozed till three . As the clock of the University struck that hour he put on his _ capa _ -- summer and winter he wore it , with melancholy and good reason ; by ten minutes past he was entering the shop of Sebastian the goldsmith , in the Plaza San Benito , in the which he sat till dusk , motionless and absorbed in thought , talking little , seeming to observe little , and yet judging everything in the light of strong common sense . Summer or winter , at dusk he arose , flecked a mote or two of dust from his _ capa _ , seated his beaver upon his grey head , grasped his malacca , and departed with a `` Be with God , my friend . '' To this Sebastian the goldsmith invariably replied , `` At the feet of your grace , Don Luis . ''