The rain poured hard in Manila that night, the calesa arrived late, a young man of no older than twenty-five rushed out and entered the house of Don Zarragoza the grain merchant The young man new that Señor Zarragoza is an old illustrado who owns a large plantation in the province, and he is one of those people who provides some of the best grains in town. He got into contact with him through his own father Don Miguel De Leon, the two have been drinking buddies for years and were both supporters of the revolution, they have been secretly sending money and supplies to those in the battlefield. He has been sent by his father to this house many times over for errands, but tonight was different. Tonight was to be formally introduced to the young Ms. Zarragoza, the youngest daughter of the merc
