Chapters 23-28: 0:00—Learning about lace. 8:53—Novel patterns. 9:56—Looking the part. 11:24—Dark eyes upon her. 15:10—A mysterious force. 16:59—Hopeless love. 19:49—Lover’s revenge. 21:11—Augustin & Matilde. 22:14—Bewildering emotions. 25:15—Coitus interrupted. 28:57—Dark passions. 31:39—A storybook hero. 32:33—Greed & blackmail. 33:44—Interlude.

Chapters 29-37: 33:56—Moist with dew. 37:08—Animal spirits. 40:46—Rafael & Matilde. 41:20—Melancholic voluptuousness. 42:31—Marriage & money. 44:28—The prototypical lowbrow. 46:33—Amador at the door. 50:10—Martin to the rescue. 50:51—The businessman. 55:32—Martin the savior. 58:16—Independence Day. 1:00:48—Making a spectacle. 1:02:17—Interlude.

Chapters 38-52: 1:02:29—Temerity & severity. 1:05:03—Suffering sisters. 1:08:44—Blacks in Chile. 1:15:37—Doña Bernarda’s rage. 1:17:56—Edelmira, bride-to-be. 1:19:10—Wedding gifts. 1:20:46—A message from Matilde. 1:22:12—Reeking of the would-be. 1:23:51—Her proletariat pride. 126:10—Victims & villains. 1:27:41—Blest Gana’s background. 1:29:14—Doña Bernada’s parting words. 1:30:02—Cutting the stems. 1:31:15—Sin & forgiveness. 1:34:47—Rafael’s retreat. 1:36:04—Joyous revery. 1:36:49—A glimpse of paradise. 1:39:51—Aiding Edelmira. 1:43:07—Suspecting Martin. 1:44:41—Singular haughtiness & majestic arrogance. 1:48:14—A tearful Martin. 1:49:07—Martin retreats, Leonor regrets, Rafeal returns, Edelmira remains. 1:50:21—Closing.

Text: Alberto Blest Gana, Martin Rivas. Translated by Tess O'Dwyer. Oxford Univ. Press, 2000.

Interludes: Frederic Chopin, Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante," performed by Arthur Rubenstein, 1954 ((Internet Archive).

Image: Alberto Blest Gana, 1860, (Biblioteca Nacional Digital de Chile).

Sound effects: Pixabay.

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