She ate her lunchtortilla, fruit and drank the tinto, the local Canary wine, and

proceeded to take out of the saddle bag a button-through dress in cream,

trimmed in red, to wear over her shorts. Shorts were not looked on with favour,
especially when entering churches and one held the same respect for people like
the Marques who also held up the tradition of moderation in clothing. Slacks
and shorts were allowed on the beaches, but one usually donned a bathing wrap
or sun-dress to sit about.
The painting was dry when she packed it up along with the rest
of her paraphernalia and mounted the pony. The wide, heavy
door was open into the entrance of Las Jacarandas, the interior
cool and dark after the heat of the sun. Inside the villa one
became quickly accustomed to the sense of coolness and space
and the evidence of wealth..