Part I, Chapter 4 Summary

On the eighth week of Rosa's pink love letters, the postman brings the mail at 10:00 in the morning as usual, but this time Miss Eufrasia notices that something is different about the letter, and she runs in to Mrs. Milagros all flustered. Camilo's name is missing from the letter. Instead, it is addressed to "Mr. La Madrilena, Roja Street." Miss Eufrasia convinces Mrs. Milagros that the letter is addressed to her and that she should open it and read it.

At first, Mrs. Milagros holds to the moral high ground because she doesn't want Miss Eufrasia to know that she's read all the other pink letters, but she gives in to the pressure and curiosity and reads the entire letter to Miss Eufrasia, her daughters, and all the other boarders who have gathered around for the mid-day meal. One...