Chapter I: Part TWO: I Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús 125

II The Names of the “Toads”—The Director of _Los Debates_ and
His Editorial Staff 138

III The Santa Casilda Hostelry—Jacob’s History—La Fea and La
Sinforosa—The Motherless Child—A not Very Merry Christmas 147

IV Roberto’s Christmas—Northern Folk 163

V General Strike—Gay Times—The Dance at the Frontón—Initiation
into Love 179

VI The Snow—More Tales from Don Alonso—_Las Injurias_—The
_Asilo del Sur_ 188

VII The Black House—Conflagration—Flight 211

VIII The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent
Soup 218

IX Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings
Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez 229

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