PART THREE

I Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals 245

II El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences 259

III La Flora and La Aragonesa—La Justa—The Grand Opening of the Salón París 274

IV An Execution—On the Sotillo Bridge—Destiny 285

V The Police Court Dungeon—Digressions—Manuel’s Statement 297

VI What Happened in the Judge’s Office—The Chapter House 311

VII La Fea and La Salvadora—Ortiz—Old Friends 319

VIII On the Track of El Bizco—The Outskirts—The Ideal of Jesús 327