Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword vii
4. Author's Preface 1
5. PART ONE
6. 1 The Town of Killac 5
7. 2 The Yupanqui Family 6
8. 3 Indian Loans, 500 Per Cent 10
9. 4 White House 11
10. 5 Priest and Governor 12
11. 6 Juan's Return Home 17
12. 7 Fernando's Gift to Lucia 19
13. 8 Danger Ahead 21
14. 9 A Stratagem 25
15. 10 Rosalia Restored 28
16. 11 Dona Petronila 31
17. 12 Marcela Pays the Preist 32
18. 13 Sold to Rochino 34
19. 14 The Plot 37
20. 15 The Assault 42
21. 16 Hope Renewed 46
22. 17 Evil Deeds 48
23. 18 The Indian's Gratefulness 50
24. 19 Melitona Gleaning News 52
25. 20 The Burial of Juan 56
26. 21 Manuel and His Mother 59
27. 22 The Instigators Interviewed 62
28. 23 A Secret Revealed 66
29. 24 A Shot That Missed Its Mark 70
30. 25 Marcela Follows Juan 72
31. 26 The Priest's Confession 74
32. 27 Sebastian's Bad Conscience 76
33. PART Two
34. 28 Fernando and the Judge 79
35. 29 Manuel, a Good Teacher 82
36. 30 Colonel Paredes 85
37. 31 Tired of Killac 88
38. 32 No Need of a Warrant 91
39. 33 The Wrong One Imprisoned 96
40. 34 Going to Lima 98
41. 35 Father Pascual's Solitude 101
42. 36 Talking It Over 106
43. 37 Fleecing the Indian 109
44. 38 Margarita and Manuel 111
45. 39 Doubts, Fears, and Hopes 116
46. 40 Teodora's Escape 118
47. 41 The Pursuit 121
48. 42 Manuel's Birth Veiled 124
49. 43 The Hide, Then the Flesh 129
50. 44 A Heroine of Love 132
51. 45 One Against Five Thousand 135
52. 46 Fernando Enlightens Lucia 137
53. 47 Martina Visits Isidro 142
54. 48 Fernando's Proposal 144
55. 49 The Departure and Arrest 147
56. 50 Comments 152
57. 51 To the Station 154
58. 52 Manuel Follows 157
59. 53 The Journey by Rail 160
60. 54 The Prisoners Released 163
61. 55 A Terrible Shock 167
62. 56 Grand Imperial Hotel 170
63. 57 The Agate Cross 173
64. 58 Birds without a Nest 178