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in this part of the book, Daniel and Fermin goes to Father Fernando's office to talk to him about Julian Carax. they get Father Fernando to give them information about Carax by telling the father that Daniel is the " secret son" of Carax. the father believes them and even tells Daniel that he looks a little bit like Carax when he was younger. the father then begins to give them information about Carax: Father Fernando and Carax had been school mates and friends when they were boys. they were part of a group called the "Starving gang" because they did not come from a rich family like the majority of the school did.

DQ: do you think something bad might happen to Daniel because he lied to a priest?

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in this part of the book, Daniel accuses Bea that she is only marrying the lieutenant in order to get away from Barcelona and her family, "To go somewhere where they can't hurt you". Daniel also shows BEA a different side of Barcelona. a side she has never seen before. Daniel laters tells Bea about his adventures involving the Shadow of the wind and it's author, Carax. this leads to Daniel showing Bea the Cementary of Forgotton books.

DQ: do you think Daniel should have shown Bea the Cementary of Forgotton book?

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in this part of the book Don Anacleto Olmo has just finished telling Daniel, his father, Fermin and Merceditas (Daniel's neighbor who takes a likeing to his father) about the incident that caused Don Federico Flavia i Pujades (local watch maker and friends to the Semperes) to go to jail. Don Federico has returned from prison and is thrown on his front door steps coverd in blood. he had also been urinated on, his clothes were torn and his face was full of cuts and bruises.

DQ: why do you think inspector Fumero wanted Don Federico in jail?
Do you think Don Federico has any connections to Carax?

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in this section of the book, Fermin Romer de Torres tells Daniel that Bea was asked the bookstore and asked for him. Fermin then goes over board, like he always does, and starts talking about how Bea is a "bombshell". Also Fermin tells Daniel that if he didn't already have Bernanda then Bea would have definitely caught his eye. Fermin also jumps to conclusions and believes that Bea is Daniel's fiance. but Bea, Tomas Aguilar's (Daniel's friend) sister, is already engaged to a lieutenant in the military service.

DQ: why do you think Daniel always falls for women he can not have?

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in this part of the book, Fermino is doing better. Fermino discusses his dislike for the professor Javier Velazquez. he believes the professor sleeps with underaged women. but Daniel's father likes the professor because he always pays for his books well in advance. the professor also recommends Daniel's father to everyone he knows. Fermino then goes on to talk about how he would never sleep with an underage women. also he says that if he ever has doubts he would ask the woman for identification.

DQ: why do you think lately alot of adults have been sleeping with underage children?

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in this part of the story, Daniel is dealing with the aftermath of his discovery of Clara and Neri in bed together. in this section of the book Daniel goes back to the Cementary of Forgotten books and puts the book back. also, Daniel's relationship with his father improves greatly in this part of the book. Daniel also revisits the the begger, Fermin Romero de Torres, he met and offers him a job at his father's bookshop. the begger accepts and in a months time he looks like a new man. it is also revealed in this sectionof the book that the begger has some sort of psychological issues.

DQ: what do you think is wrong with Fermin?
Would you do what Daniel did, take home a begger and give that person a job?

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in this section of the book, Daniel explains the change in his relationship with Clara. Clara no longers wants to be left in a room alone with Daniel. Her uncles usually pretends to read a newspaper and Daniel now thinks Clara is embarassed by him. also a new character is introduced. Neri, a music instructor, is a "rich kid from the snobby uptown district of San Gervasio". Daniel doesn't like Neri at all. he thinks Neri is a flirt and a suck up. in this section of the book Daniel also goes into detail about his birthday dinner that did not turn out how he planned.

DQ: why do you think the man in the shadow believes he and Daniel will become friends?