<P> When the Abbess comes to prepare the body, she asks Esteban his name, and he says he is Manuel . Gossip about his ensuing strange behavior spreads all over town . He goes to the theater but runs away before Perichole can talk to him; the Abbess tries to talk to him, but he runs away, so she sends for Captain Alvarado . </P> <P> Captain Alvarado goes to see Esteban in Cuzco and hires him to sail the world with him, far from Peru . Esteban agrees, then refuses, then acquiesces if he can get all his pay in advance to buy a present for the Abbess before he departs . That night Esteban attempts suicide but is saved by Captain Alvarado . The Captain offers to take him back to Lima to buy the present, and at the ravine, the Captain goes down to a boat that is ferrying some materials across the water . Esteban goes to the bridge and is on it when it collapses . </P> <P> Uncle Pio acts as Camila Perichole's valet, and, in addition, "her singing - master, her coiffeur, her masseur, her reader, her errand - boy, her banker; rumor added: her father ." The story tells of his background . He was born the bastard son of a Madrid aristocrat, has traveled widely engaged in a wide variety of dubious, though legal, businesses, most related to being a go - between or agent of the powerful, including (briefly) conducting interrogations for the Inquisition . His life "became too complicated" and he fled to Peru . He came to realize that he had just three interests in the world: independence; the constant presence of beautiful women; and work with the masterpieces of Spanish literature, particularly in the theater . </P> <P> He finds work as the confidential agent of the Viceroy of Peru . One day, he discovers a twelve - year - old café singer, Micaela Villegas, and takes her under his protection . Over the course of years, as they travel from tavern to tavern throughout Latin America, she becomes beautiful and talented . Uncle Pio teaches her and goads her to greatness by expressing perpetual disappointment with her performances . She develops into The Perichole, the most honored actress in Lima . </P>

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