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The plot resumes six years later, in 1877. Montgomery is still drinking heavily but fulfills all of his responsibilities, becoming central to the functioning of the estate. He predicts that Carlota, now 20 years old and very beautiful, will soon be married. Carlota and Montgomery have become close, but he is careful to hide the fact that he is attracted to her.
Montgomery is surprised when a group of six men arrives suddenly at Yaxaktun. One of them is Eduardo Lizalde, the young and handsome son of the man who owns the estate. Montgomery instantly mistrusts the men and is reluctant to welcome them; he claims that the estate is a “sanatorium,” where patients with physical and mental illnesses receive medical treatment. Carlota interrupts the conflict brewing between the men, welcoming Eduardo and his companions to the estate.
The narrative switches to Carlota’s perspective, prior to the arrival of Eduardo. Carlota feels increasingly tense and constrained by her life on the isolated estate; she and Lupe bicker often, and she dislikes Montgomery’s pattern of heavy drinking. When Eduardo and the other men arrive, Carlota is anxious to model the sweet and gentle behavior that her father has always encouraged in her.
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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