Weeds

by Pío Baroja

CONTENTS

PART ONE
I	The Studio—The Life Led by Roberto Hasting—Alex Monzón	[3]
II	Señorita Esther Volovitch—A Wedding—Manuel, Photographer’s Apprentice	[23]
III	The “Europea” and the “Benefactora”—A Strange Employment	[38]
IV	The Baroness de Aynant, Her Dogs and Her Mulattress Companion—Wherein is Prepared a Farce	[54]
V	The Life and Miracles of Señor de Mingote—Wherein Beginneth the Succulent Exploitation of Don Sergio	[68]
VI	Kate, The Pale Lass—Roberto’s Love Affairs—Military Punctilio—Wicked Women—Anthropological Disquisitions	[83]
VII	The Berber Feels Profoundly Anglo-Saxon—The Mephistophelian Mingote—Cogolludo—Kate’s Departure	[104]
PART TWO
I	Sandoval—Sánchez Gómez’s “Toads”—Jacob and Jesús	[125]
II	The Names of the “Toads”—The Director of Los Debates and His Editorial Staff	[138]
III	The Santa Casilda Hostelry—Jacob’s History—La Fea and La Sinforosa—The Motherless Child—A not Very Merry Christmas	[147]
IV	Roberto’s Christmas—Northern Folk	[163]
V	General Strike—Gay Times—The Dance at the Frontón—Initiation into Love	[179]
VI	The Snow—More Tales from Don Alonso—Las Injurias—The Asilo del Sur	[188]
VII	The Black House—Conflagration—Flight	[211]
VIII	The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup	[218]
IX	Night in the Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto—A Shot Rings Out—Calatrava and Vidal—A Tango by La Bella Pérez	[229]
PART THREE
I	Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals	[245]
II	El Garro—Marcos Calatrava—The Master—Confidences	[259]
III	La Flora and La Aragonesa—La Justa—The Grand Opening of the Salón París	[274]
IV	An Execution—On the Sotillo Bridge—Destiny	[285]
V	The Police Court Dungeon—Digressions—Manuel’s Statement	[297]
VI	What Happened in the Judge’s Office—The Chapter House	[311]
VII	La Fea and La Salvadora—Ortiz—Old Friends	[319]
VIII	On the Track of El Bizco—The Outskirts—The Ideal of Jesús	[327]

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