Chapter 1: A Party

Suddenly Don Santiago prepares a dinner in the last days of October. This gathering was the talk
of everywhere in Manila. Don Santiago is known as Captain Tiago and is more known as a
gentleman and open-hearted in helping others. Even his house is open to all, except those who
love trade and daring plans. The news that there was a feast at Captain Tiago's home spread
quickly. Many prepared to attend, including the colados and the poor. The others are thinking of
a way to greet Captain Tiago to let him know that they have known each other before. Captain
Tiago's house was next to the Binundok river, now Binondo and on the Anluwage road. The river
is bathing, boating, washing, passage of watercraft, waste disposal, and so on. The house is big
and short. The construction is not good, perhaps due to an architect's mistake or the
devastation of past hurricanes and earthquakes. A wide green staircase led the way. The steps
of the stairs are carpeted. There are plants and flowers placed on pedestals on both sides of the
spacious living room. The hall is decorated with various pictures of saints, large mirrors,
glittering chandeliers, and an elegant piano de cola that no one is playing. A large oleo portrait
of an elegant man hangs on the wall. One of the proudest pictures there was created by
Arevalo, a famous sculptor of the time. "Jesus! You will see, you fool," said the angry. And when
he left, he never came back. The house was almost full of people. Men and women are
separated as is customary in the Catholic church and synagogues. In the place of men, they are
messy, noisy, and energetic. On one side of the house were some cadets talking and laughing.
On one side were two foreigners wearing white and walking with their hands behind their backs
and motionless. The crowd was more lively, consisting of a Dominican, a Franciscan, an Italian,
and a soldier around a table full of bottles of wine and English biscuits. The soldier was an old
lieutenant of the civil guard, inactive and short of words. The Dominican is Padre Sibyla, priest in
Binundok and professor at San Juan de Letran. Mirrored and elegant in appearance, and short in
speech. The Franciscan is Father Damaso, rough and forceful in his speech because of the belief
that everything he says is accurate. All of these traits are forgivable because of his hearty laugh.
"You will also see the truth of what I am saying," said Father Damaso to the red-haired young
man, one of the two paisaños there. a small town. The people loved me a lot and when I was
sent to another town, they gave me many gifts and introduced me..." "Wait! The priest stopped
following me, was still licking the musical offering when he left."

Chapter 8: Memories

The Ibarra's ride is riding in the happy area of Manila. The beautiful sun was smiling and
soothing to Ibarra's sadness that night. All who reminded many of her eyes were and in the
memory of the memory: gigs and disgusts, and her people with her European, Chinese, and
Filipino women, women who were shopping fruit, naked men who were burning, Funds,
restaurants, and even the towers of slow buffaloes. The roads are filled with dust when the sun
goes two days after the sun, and during the day it rains, the road becomes a lake. He also
passed some prisoners that were linked and piercing stones. Those people who are dressed in
blue in the back they seem to be smiling will see the wrath of a cane or mayor like them. Ibarra
remembered an incident when he was 11 years old in his memory. Under the wagon a prisoner
nearby two prisoners continue to work. Perhaps dead and as one says: "Now you, tomorrow we
will." He saw the trees passing through San Gabriel's arroceros. It was even more stunt and the
Escolta was even worse. He saw many luxurious vehicles aboard the drowsiness of their entry,
the military, Chinese, and priests silent. He also saw Padre in a beautiful carriage Damaso
frowned and seemed to be deep in thought. He also congratulated him Captain Tinong with his
wife and two children. Passing through San Gabriel he saw the tobacco factory and reminiscent
of his once fainting because of the smell of tobacco. All the good memories were erased when
they got to the Botanical Garden, He remembered the Botanical Gardens in Europe that
attracted the many people He looked into the distance and saw old Manila surrounded by a
thick and mossy wall. Ibarra looked at the middle of the sea. Europe is there, as always working
to achieve prosperity. His mind travels to Bagumbayan. He remembered the order of his teacher
priest before he left, "Wisdom is for man, but don't forget that only those with a heart can
achieve this. I tried to teach you what I know so that you can translate it to those who follow.
The gold foreigners mean to your town so you also go to their hometown to discover as well of
gold. Anyway, understand you are not all that glitters gold."

"...not all that glitters is gold."

Chapter 9: Things about the town

Ibarra didn't make a mistake. Padre Damaso is going to Captain Tiago's house. Across from
Captain Tiago's row, a carriage was stopped. "Where are you going?" asked the priest to Maria
Clara and Aunt Isabel. "To the beaterio to get my equipment," replied the girl. "Ahaaa! Aha!"
Padre Damaso spoke with satisfaction as he gently squeezed the girl's soft cheek. "Let's see who
can prevail," whispered the priest. It kept going up the house. The magale, on the other hand,
was blessed with such an unusual order of the priest. "What is he whispering? Maybe he is
memorizing a sermon," said Aunt Isabel softly. "Come up, Maria Clara, and maybe we'll spend
the night." The unusual appearance of Padre Damaso when he went up worried Captain Tiago,
so in his excitement he almost knelt down to kiss the hand of the priest who denied it.
"Santiago," the priest called softly but powerfully. "I would like to speak to you privately. We
have something important to discuss." Captain Tiago meekly followed the priest into a room
and closed the door.