The Insufferable Gaucho

What is the short summary of the story, Two Catholic Tales, from the collection, The Insufferable Gaucho?

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The Vocation and Chance together make up Two Catholic Tales. In The Vocation, an unnamed narrator expresses his desire to become a priest—technically, a saint like his idol and supposed ancestor, Saint Francis. When he sees a monk walking barefoot in the sand, he feels that he has received his calling to the priesthood. Chance is told from the perspective of an escaped mental asylum resident, Vicente, who, the reader realizes, is the monk seen in The Vocation. After Vicente escapes, he kills a priest and young boy, steals their clothes, and walks barefoot until he can get the chance to wash the blood off his shoes.

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The Insufferable Gaucho