44
XV.--Basilio 47
XVI.--At the Manse 50
XVII.--Story of a Schoolmaster 53
XVIII.--The Story of a Mother 57
XIX.--The Fishing Party 63
XX.--In the Woods 71
XXI.--With the Philosopher 79
XXII.--The Meeting at the Town Hall 87
XXIII.--The Eve of the Fete 94
XXIV.--In the Church 102
XXV.--The Sermon 105
XXVI.--The Crane 109
XXVII.--Free Thought 116
XXVIII.--The Banquet 119
XXIX.--Opinions 126
XXX.--The First Cloud 130
XXXI.--His Excellency 134
XXXII.--The Procession 142
XXXIII.--Dona Consolacion 145
XXXIV.--Right and Might 150
XXXV.--Husband and Wife 156
XXXVI.--Projects 163
XXXVII.--Scrutiny and Conscience 165
XXXVIII.--The Two Women 170
XXXIX.--The Outlawed 176
XL.--The Enigma 181
XLI.--The Voice of the Persecuted 183
XLII.--The Family of Elias 187
XLIII.--Il Buon di si Conosce da Mattina 193
XLIV.--La Gallera 196
XLV.--A Call 201
XLVI.--A Conspiracy 204
XLVII.--The Catastrophe 208
XLVIII.--Gossip 212
XLIX.--Vae Victis 217
L.--Accurst 221
LI.--Patriotism and Interest 224
LII.--Marie Clara Marries 232
LIII.--The Chase on the Lake 242
LIV.--Father Damaso Explains Himself 247
LV.--The Nochebuena 251

INTRODUCTION

JOSE RIZAL

In that horrible drama, the Philippine revolution, one man of
the purest and noblest character stands out pre-eminently--Jose
Rizal--poet, artist, philologue, novelist, above all, patriot; his
influence might have changed the whole course of events in the islands,
had not a blind and stupid policy brought about the crime of his