Summary

In Chapter Seventy, Jeanne recognized Ulises when he entered her house. Despite her denial, she knew he was telling the truth about his lineage.

In Chapter Seventy-one, Peter finds Maria in Guadalajara. They move from place to place for awhile and have two children. They finally settle in Mexico City. Peter begins losing his memory.

In Chapter Seventy-two, Eli continues to stay away from home. Madeline has stopped expecting him. He looks for the graves of Toshaway, Prairie Flower, Single Bird and his brother, but cannot find them. When he finally returns home, he notices the men are waiting for him on the gallery. There are signs of gunfire. Madeline and Everett are dead, shot by renegade Indians. They were not scalped. Peter and Phineas were not hurt. Eli takes his twenty-three hands and they ride out after the Indians, whom he recognizes as...