Still, he greatly respected her husband on account of his title of specialist in all kinds of diseases and listened attentively to the few phrases that he was able to stutter out.

For this reason and because this doctor was more exclusive than others, Capitan Tiago had selected him to treat his daughter.
In regard to young Linares, that is another matter.

When arranging for the trip to Spain, Dona Victorina had thought of having a Peninsular administrator, as she did not trust the Filipinos.

Her husband bethought himself of a nephew of his in Madrid who was studying law and who was considered the brightest of the family.

So they wrote to him, paying his passage in advance, and when the dream disappeared he was already on his way.
Such were the three persons who had just arrived.