Part 1, The Other Self, Chapter 5, A Horde of Angry Sorcerers Summary and Analysis

They drive all night. La Gorda and Lydia go to Mass. Only Josefina is in a good mood, seeing Silvio Manuel's house, although it lacks the usual wall of fog that rotates as one turns one's head. Silvio's name shakes the others. First, they examine an old bridge at the edge of town. Josefina says that "that devil," Silvio, is on the other side. Afraid, they retreat. The home owner lets them look around, and all are tied in emotional knots until they sit in a large empty room apart from the courtyard. They sense in what order to sit and leave after a tense, silent hour.

When la Gorda declares that this power spot has given them freedom, the women agree and...