PART ONE

I The Studio—The Life Led by Roberto Hasting—Alex Monzón 3

II Señorita Esther Volovitch—A Wedding—Manuel, Photographer’s Apprentice 23

III The “Europea” and the “Benefactora”—A Strange Employment 38

IV The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce 54

V The Life and Miracles of Señor de Mingote—Wherein Beginneth the Succulent Exploitation of Don Sergio 68

VI Kate, The Pale Lass—Roberto’s Love Affairs—Military Punctilio—Wicked Women—Anthropological Disquisitions 83

VII The Berber Feels Profoundly Anglo-Saxon—The Mephistophelian Mingote—Cogolludo—Kate’s Departure 104