Part 1, Pages 71 - 109 Summary

Isabel turns her diary to Spain, to her dreams of Paula. She awakens, crying, believing that a dream of Paula is about her death. Isabel's mother is there to comfort her and to analyze the dream in such a way as to take the premonition of death out of it. Isabel is not so sure. She feels that Paula's coma has lasted too long. She cannot enjoy Spain under the circumstances and just wants to get Paula better so she can return to San Francisco.

Various family members and friends come to visit. Isabel witnesses the heart wrenching visits Ernesto makes with his wife. Isabel has grown close to him. Isabel's husband Willie comes from America to visit for a few days every few weeks. A family friend who is a physician comes from Venezuela. He is given access...