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