Subject: Book 3 Chapter 4.. a tear jerker Author: marta I (205.188.198.26) Date: 10-09-1999 22:21 Juan is leaving walking rapidly. PN tries to catch up with him but he cannot so he complains that Juan wants to 'kill' him. -Eres como el mendigo ciego, lo bastante loco para echar a palos al perro que le sirve de lazarillo. -No soy ningun mendigo! -Ni yo ningun perro! -..No me atormente mas. ... -Me dijiste que tenias que hacerle una pregunta, de la que dependia tu vida futura... Llegaste a hacerla? -No, Noel. Para que? Todo me dio la respuesta. Queria invitarla a un viaje, llevarmela esta misma noche, arrancarla de aqui, sacarla de esa tumba donde agoniza por un amor que es imposible para ella, mirar sus ojos bajo otra luz, bajo otros cielos, arrancarle como a un idolo las mil tunicas falsas en que su alma se envuelve, y volver a sentir su corazon entre mis manos... Escuchar el latido de su sangre bajo las estrellas, y entonces, solo entonces, preguntarle si el amor de Juan del Diablo es algo para ella... De otro modo, no lo hare, no lo hare aunque me muera...' Colibri is still hanging out at the convent. Monica spots him and is moved by the fact that he is still there. 'Y con el muchachuelo de ojos ingenuos, aparece llegar de nuevo hasta Monica una oleada de aquel mundo distinto, extrano, con el que inutilmente se ha propuesto romper.' Monica tells Colibri that it was maybe God that made him wait for her. Colibri asks her if she will always receive him and she says that she is glad he is there now. She will write a letter for Juan but Colibri must wait until Juan is alone, maybe even far away, before he gets the letter. She writes it and gives it to Colibri. M: 'No quiso escucharme. Supongo que fue culpa mia, pues lo exaspere, lo enfureci, le hice perder la paciencia. En realidad, no tengo derecho a forzar sus confidencias, a asomarme al fondo de su corazon. El nunca dijo que su corazon era mio... Hablo tonterias. No pretendo que entiendas, Colibri, pero tengo que decirlo, porque los sentimientos aqui dentro, llegan a podrirse cuando se calla y se calla.' Colibri takes the letter to Juan, but he cannot wait very long. Juan is still at a cafetin by the dock drinking. Juan is angry that Colibri goes there to look for him, since he has told Colibri not to go there. But Colibri explains that he had to wait until Juan was alone to give him the letter. Juan virtually rips it off Colibri's hands as soon as Colibri tells him about it. Then he reads, getting gradually more and more angry and indignant as he reads. The letter (and Juan's comments): Al Senor Juan del Diablo, a bordo del Luzbel (Menos mal que ya no soy Juan de Dios para ella!) Mi apreciado Juan.. (Menos mal que me aprecia...) Cuando esta llegue a tu poder, ya estaras lejos...(Pues no, Senorita Molnar, estoy cerca, demasiado cerca..) Confio en tu promesa de que te alejaras, de que seguramente no volveremos a vernos... (Es gracioso como arregla todo a su gusto) ... y te doy las gracias por la generosidad que ese alejamiento representa... (Estas oyendo, Colibri? Me da las gracias por el favor de no volverme a ver. El tribunal me absolvio pero ella me condena al eterno destierro. C:El ama estaba llorando cuando me dio esa carta, patron. Y me abrazo, y me beso muchas veces, y hablo bien de usted, patron.. Dijo que Usted era generoso y bueno.) Perdoname si ayer no supe hablarte con la serenidad que hubiera querido, y decirte que solo gratitud guardo para ti, (Gratitud! Que palabra mas socorrida es esa!!) Adios, Juan... Que seas feliz como yo te lo deseo .. Que en otras tierras encuentres la felicidad que mereces, y qaue la triste sombra que pude ser en tu vida se borre totalmente, ya que pronto van a romperse las cadenas con que otros nos ataron. Nunca olvidare la bondad que te debo, aunque yo si te suplico que la olvides totalmente, evitandote hasta el esfuerzo de compadecerme... (Lindas palabras para despacharme contento!) 'Ha ido hacia la puerta del cafetin, congestionado el rostro, turbios los ojos, estrujando en su puno cerrado aquella carta, cuya helada cortesia le hiere, y le punza como la peor de las ofensas...' Juan leaves very angry pacing very fast. Colibri tries to follow him.. Then they hear the bells of the convent. Juan doesn't know what the noise is, but Colibri tells him it's the bells announcing the early mass. Juan thinks it's the mass that the most faithful, like Santa Monica, would attend. I'll see her there!! He was right. As Monica is leaving with the nuns, Juan spots her. He does not even need to call her, she can 'feel' his presence and turns and spots him herself. Juan needs to speak to her, she is uncomfortable but lets him. He says that people like him would be nuts to try to see her there, but he is not crazy. In Juan's world, those rights are exercised naturally. And he still has the right to force her to see him and to listen to him. Juan says it's about the letter, but for her to not get scared. She concludes Colibri gave him the letter in a bad moment, maybe when he was back from a 'juerga' , after gambling, drinking, maybe while in the arms of a s____. Juan reacts in disbelief 'Que estas diciendo?' He is upset because her letter made him very bitter. She is upset because he had already promised her he would leave. She thought he was leaving to put some distance between him and Renato so they could avoid an encounter that caused her horror to think about. He says that she is afraid for HIM, Renato. She still cannot think but to protect HIM, to help HIM. Now Juan won't leave. He has as much right to stay as HIM. What do you want?? she says. Only one thing, he responds. To show that I am the stronger one, that I do not depend on the charity of one of your smiles or on your gratitude, that I take and give as I wish, with these hands. Right now I could drag you back to the ship against your will, make you mine completely and now I would not feel pity for your pain or your fever. I would make you MINE completely, by force, submitting you like a slave... Monica finally puts 2 and 2 together.. 'Quieres decir que...' 'Te respete como un imbecil!! Ahora seria diferente! Pero no lo hare.. Y sabes porque? Porque no me importas, porque no me interesas, porque hay cien mujeres en el puerto aguardando por Juan del Diablo... M: Cien mujerzuelas! Vete con ellas! J: Podria llevarte a ti, aunque no quisieras. M: Tendrias que matarme antes!! .. Comete esa infamia aqui mismo, a las puertas de la casa de Dios... J: Seria muy facil. Podria hacerlo sin que se cayeran las torres de la iglesia. Pero ya te lo dije antes.. No quiero nada que se consiga de esa forma.. De ti no quiero nada... .. me quedare para pelear, para luchar contra ese protegido de la suerte que me lo usurpo todo al nacer, para arrancarle uno a uno los dones que le dieron. Dile que se cuide, que se defienda, que se apreste, porque juan sin nombre esta en pie de guerra.... M: Pero porque? J: Porque tu le quieres! No vayas a decir que no le quieres, para alejar de mi ese odio... M: Le odiarias tu por eso? J: Le odio desde que tengo consciencia! Solo una cosa quiero decirte.. No salgas de ese convento, que no te vea jamas junto a el... Esta es la ultima vez que hablamos... siempre que al romperse esa cadena, de la que tanto deseas librarte, no sea para burlarte otra vez de mi otra vez. Vuelve a tu convento, Santa Monica. El salvaje que soy, no te llevara por la fuerza... M: Y si yo quisiera seguirte? J: Ya veo que sigues siendo capaz de todo. Tienes el mismo temple de esos cristianos, que, segun cuentan, iban cantando hacia las fieras. No es necesario tanto... Si algun dia quieres venir a mi, que no sea bajo la presion de una amenaza, como seria en este momento... Asi no me interesa... Le ha vuelto la espalda bruscamente, ha echado a andar calle abajo, como arrepentido de haber hablado mas de la cuenta, creyendo haber desnudado hasta el fondo de su alma tormentosa. Tal vez se aleja esperando una palabra, un gesto de ella, su nombre dicho en otro tono por aquellos labios enflor.. pero la voz no llega, y Juan se pierde entre las callejuelas que van al muelle. Renato, Sofia and Aimee return to Campo Real. Bautista is riding a horse that Sofia had given to Aimee as a wedding present. Aimee has a tantrum about that, even though she is not a good rider. Renato says that horse is too rough for her and that Bautista is doing her a favor by riding it. You should not ride in it. Aimee is still in the tantrum and tells Bautista to not ride it again. Sofia comes out in defense of Aimee. It IS HERS horse. Renato is angry at Aimee's tantrum. Sofia says they should be a little more tolerating with her. Sofia tells Bautista: 'En Campo Real nacera mi nieto, y en Campo Real lo educare a mi modo y manera. No se ira lejos, para volver distinto. Ese si sera mio totalmente!! Yanina notices the opportunity and tries to make a pass at Renato, who only shows a lot of discomfort and indignation at the scene. Yanina says he is living tormented. He denies it. She tells him that most of the hacienda owners had a 'place' where they felt more comfortable.. Renato is infuriated at the idea... Renato notices a noise. Yanina says it's the feasts of the workers. IT's a great big party for all the farm people. Ana and Aimee notice that Yanina and Renato are heading for the celebration, but Aimee tells Ana that they have something to do that cannot wait and that she needs to do as soon as possible, even better now that Renato is around. They are going to see the witch, the herb lady. According to Aimee she is the one that can get her out of the spot, the one that can liberate her from the situation (about the faked pregnancy). Ana shows a lot of supersticious beliefs and tells Aimee that when one goes to see the witch on a night like this, someone dies and there is blood all over. Aimee says that tomorrow there will be tears from Sofia, 'Se acabo el heredero D'Autremont!! We'll get away from the farse, easily and happily, and I will be the one that laughs at the end, laughs at everyone else and the hardest... ' they go toward's the witch's house... Everyone else is at the big pawaw....