Provinciano in the City

In which the hero arrives in Manila, denounced for truancy and “imbibing”—Becomes a sexual deviant—Learns ‘real’ Spanish at the Ateneo Municipal—Hates his boardinghouse—Describes Lady K, of the short legs and ample modesty—Nurses a broken heart—Feels like hell—Is scared shitless by Father Gaspar—Is cursed by a book—Observes Agapito’s secret passion—Shares doughnuts and chocolate with a cripple, among others—Prefers sex to sedition—God punishes him for not becoming a Mason