Surrounded by a cactus-covered wall it seemed to beckon to him with its open windows, while the ilang-ilang waved its flower-laden branches joyfully and the doves circled about the conical roof of their cote in the middle of the garden.
But the youth gave no heed to these signs of welcome back to his old home, his eyes being fixed on the figure of a priest approaching from the opposite direction.

It was the curate of San Diego, the pensive Franciscan whom we have seen before, the rival of the alferez.

The breeze folded back the brim of his wide hat and blew his _guingon_ habit closely about him, revealing the outlines of his body and his thin, curved thighs.

In his right hand he carried an ivory-headed _palasan_ cane.
This was the first time that he and Ibarra had met.

When they drew near each other Ibarra stopped and gazed at him from head to foot; Fray Salvi avoided the look and tried to appear unconcerned.