A short novel by the maestro of magic realism. It is about a neglected young girl who was claimed to be possessed by the devil. The girl wass the daughter of a Marquis but was raised among the black slaves. The Bishop sent his assistant priest to exorcise the girl, but complications arose when the thirty-six-year old priest fell in love with the girl. A sad and tragic story woven in the grand tradition of a Marquezan terrain.