Chapter 7 Summary

The two men leave without eating supper. All Ramun can think about is how impressed his neighbors - especially Gasper Ruiz - will be when they see the pearl he has found. As they row towards La Paz, the old man sights a ghostly manta behind them. Luzon says it is the Manta Diablo, but Ramun insists it is the same ray that followed the Santa Theresa earlier. Still, the old man is panicked, so the two put into nearby Pichilinque instead of continuing on to La Paz. As they enter the harbor at Pichilinque, a tremendous splash overturns the canoe. The giant manta has surfaced practically on top of them. All Ramun can think of is his mother's stories of the seven layers of teeth that can tear a man apart. The two men swim ashore.

Ramun has the Pearl of Heaven...