Chapter Six Summary

Riad Halabi, a gentle man with a cleft lip, takes Eva to town of Agua Santa, high in the mountains. The man tells Eva that he is known as the Turk and she is welcome to stay. Riad tells Eva that his wife needs to be kept company when he goes on buying trips for his store, The Pearl of the Orient, which he named for his wife Zulema.

Riad has arrived in Agua Santa after traveling and selling his wares throughout the area. Arriving in Agua Santa, Riad feels at home at once, though he arrives on a dark day. The son of the school teacher Ines had just been shot after taking a mango from a tree at a neighboring home. Riad takes charge at once, taking care of the funeral arrangements and arranging retribution for the killer. After...