Part IV Summary

Part IV contains the statement given by Miss Eufrasia Morales. She declares that she has known for some time that the romance between Camilo and Rosa has hidden "something abominable." Her first clue came from a friend. This friend asked Eufrasia if she knew of anyone who could do a portrait "from life." Eufrasia referred her friend to Camilo Canegato, and some time later, Eufrasia asked her friend how it had gone. Eufrasia's friend reported that it had gone poorly because Camilo had admitted that he couldn't do portraits from life but only painted over enlarged photographs. Therefore, when Camilo talked about his romance with Rosa developing as she sat for a portrait, Eufrasia knew something was amiss.

Secondly, Eufrasia makes reference to the little maid Elsa, who works at La Madrilena. For years, Eufrasia has noticed that the maid has...