Chapter 14 Summary

Orsino finally gets over the loss of his girlfriend and invites Madga and Emilia to a dance at the military base. Orsino assures Magda that Jaime will not be there, but he is. Jaime and Magda dance and make up enough to be friends after their fight. Magda even offers her mother's help to get Jaime a visa to the states. Jaime still wants to marry Magda but realizes this can never happen. The officer who kills his friend challenges Jamie to a duel, one of Uruguay's out-dated traditions, after Jaime refuses to shake the officer's hand. Jaime accepts and will not let this man win just because he is of higher rank.

There are weeks of preparation for the duel. Magda sneaks out of her house to go since her mother has forbidden her to get involved. She arrives just as shots...