NMT Chapter 61: Wedding Plans for Maria Clara (See other Noli Me Tangere Chapter Summaries)

(Napanuod mo na ba yung kwento ni Pareng Ed, isang masipag at matiyagang OFW na naubos ang pera nung na-ospital ang kanyang anak, pero nakabangon mula sa kahirapan gamit ang isang… panuorin mo ang kwento niya dito.)

Capitan Tiago was the only well-off Filipino who was not jailed. Capitan Tinong was freed, but he was sick and refused to leave the house.

Dona Victorina and Capitan Tiago agreed that Linares and Maria Clara will get married, and Capitan Tiago prepared the following day to announce the engagement of Maria Clara.

People criticized Maria Clara for getting engaged to someone other than her former sweetheart (who was going to be executed or banished to some far off country).

The teniente insinuated that Maria Clara betrayed Ibarra.

Maria Clara asked Tia Isabel to bring her to her room where Maria Clara pretended to sleep. After the guests had left and the place had quieted down, Maria Clara went to the asotea.

A banca stopped nearby. Ibarra got out and went up to the asotea.

Ibarra told Maria Clara that she betrayed him, but that he forgave her.

Maria Clara explained to Ibarra about the letter, and why she gave it to Padre Salvi. She admitted that Padre Damaso is her father.

They asked one another about each other’s plans. Maria Clara vowed that she had loved only once. Ibarra admitted that he had escaped from prison.

Maria Clara sees Elias in the banca, and he salutes her.

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NMT Chapter 62: Pursuit in the Lake (See other Noli Me Tangere Chapter Summaries)

(Napanuod mo na ba yung kwento ni Pareng Ed, isang masipag at matiyagang OFW na naubos ang pera nung na-ospital ang kanyang anak, pero nakabangon mula sa kahirapan gamit ang isang… panuorin mo ang kwento niya dito.)

Elias planned to hide Ibarra in Mandaluyong first, before transferring him elsewhere. Ibarra invited Elias to live as brothers outside the Philippines, but Elias declined the offer.

Elias said that his country may need him. So Ibarra decided not to leave the Philippines, because he wanted to join the revolution.

They noticed a commotion in the house of the Capitan Heneral (modern-day Malacañan Palace). Apparently, people were aware that they had escaped.

Elias was against the idea of revolution, because he felt the Philippines was not yet ready.

They eventually reached Laguna lake. Unfortunately, they were spotted by guardia civiles who were riding a banca. They gave chase, and although Elias and Ibarra were faster, they got blocked by another banca bearing guardia civiles.

Elias headed for Talim island.

Elias jumps out of their canoe and distracts the guardia civiles. The soldiers chase Elias for a long time, because Elias would dive down, and then surface, then dive again.

The soldiers open fire. They see some blood, and they assume they had killed whom they thought was Ibarra. They spread the word that Ibarra was dead.

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NMT Chapter 63: Padre Damaso Explains (See other Noli Me Tangere Chapter Summaries)

(Napanuod mo na ba yung kwento ni Pareng Ed, isang masipag at matiyagang OFW na naubos ang pera nung na-ospital ang kanyang anak, pero nakabangon mula sa kahirapan gamit ang isang… panuorin mo ang kwento niya dito.)

Maria Clara asked Padre Damaso to enter her into the nunnery (kumbento). Otherwise, she will commit suicide.

Padre Damaso did not want her to become a nun because life in the convent was going to be worse than life outside of it.

He cried and even told her that it’s okay if she marries anyone.

But Maria Clara was adamant and insistent about entering the nunnery.

Padre Damaso cries out to God, begging that whatever punishments should be meted out to him, and that his child (Maria Clara) be spared.

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