Chapter 37

• He was aware of many things, although he had failed in only one, to be with the person he loved. She cried every night, drowned in her own tears.
• Hitting things with so much desperation that he didn't know how to remove the pain he felt in his chest. He thought that in the morning he would feel better, the maids came in and out, giving everything but he felt immensely empty.
• Esteban was so depressed that he had taken refuge in his work. He found himself going around the large farms, making sure that no animal was missing and watching the workers.