Part Two, Third Chapter: The Secret of Malvina, Sections titled Gabriela and a Flower, Of a Welcome and Unwelcome Guest, Of Nacib's Confusion, and Of Conversations and a Burning Summary

Several months have passed, and Gabriela and Nacib are very much in love. Gabriela enjoys bringing Nacib's lunch to him at the bar. Gabriela's cooking, her beauty, and her regular visits to the bar have made the Vesuvius a very popular meeting spot for many of the men in town. Nacib is happy and content with Gabriela, both as his cook and his lover, until one day he realizes that Gabriela is very good for business, but not just for her cooking. He sees how other men...