Part 2, Chapter 2 Summary

The chapter opens in the unnamed capital city of the state. The priest is searching for a place to buy wine when he meets a beggar and offers to pay him for his help. As they walk down the street the priest sees the police and notices that they are walking with the mestizo man. He assumes he must be informing them. He tries to forget this for now as the beggar leads him to a hotel where they meet a man selling alcohol. The priest tells the man he wants to buy wine, but the man keeps offering him other things. When he insists on wine the man offers him one bottle plus a bottle of brandy. The priest agrees and pays the man with the last of his money. The seller insists that they have a drink together and...