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Patrick Egan is a historical character. Born and raised in Ireland, Egan immigrated to the United States as an adult, where he eventually became involved in American politics. He served as the Ambassador to Chile—where his strong encouragement of American interference made him unpopular—from 1889-1893. He is a passionate, even pugnacious gentleman who isn’t afraid to voice his opinions even if they’re not popular, a trait that Emilia finds off-putting. However, he defends the American consulate—and the family of disgraced former President Balmaceda—with admirable courage in the wake of the Congressionalists’ victory.
Patrick Egan Quotes in My Name is Emilia del Valle
The My Name is Emilia del Valle quotes below are all either spoken by Patrick Egan or refer to Patrick Egan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6 Quotes
Egan then quietly explained that, in Chile, political and economic power was held by a handful of families, landed gentry who owned the large haciendas and managed them like feudal lords. Whippings and the stockade were common punishments for tenants, who were often sold along with the lands they worked. This did not constitute slavery, he said, because the campesinos were free to leave, but in reality, they had nowhere else to go. No one else would hire them and they would end up as beggars and vagabonds on the roads and in the cities.
The upper-class families used the surnames of both father and mother to locate a person’s place in the social hierarchy and within the intricate web of relatives. Del Vale was a high-ranking surname, according to Egan, but no one had heard of Claro from Chihuahua.
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In the Chilean capital, the American ambassador, Patrick Egan, takes Emilia under his wing. At a social gathering of elite Chileans who still support President Balmaceda, Emilia’s name causes some consternation. Molly insisted on giving her daughter the surname of her biological father, Gonzalo Andrés del Valle, as part of her quest to make that man take responsibility for his illegitimate child. Emilia’s stepfather don Pancho insisted on giving his own name to the child whom he adored. At the party, as Emilia notes in this passage, her del Valle name confers elevated status on her, but it’s undermined because Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti
Chapter 7 Quotes
I was about to leave when I realized that he was silently sobbing. My indifference gave way to compassion, and I saw him as he was in that moment—a sick man—not the villain my mother so detested, that arrogant young buck who had engendered me on a whim. I approached him timidly, without knowing what to do or say to console him. He took my hand and pressed it between his, racked with sobs, and we remained that way for several minutes, united by some strange complicity, until he collected himself.
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Having managed an introduction to Paulina del Valle through Patrick Egan Emilia asks her great-aunt to put her in touch with her father, Gonzalo Andrés, who is in hiding at the Argentine embassy. There, Emilia meets a man who is elderly, guilt-ridden, overtly religious, and gravely ill. To her surprise, she discovers that she shares some of her mother’s bitterness and resentment toward this man, especially given the coldness of her reception. But when she turns to go, she realizes that her father is weeping, and she is overwhelmed with compassion, as she describes in this passage. Emilia can hardly Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et
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Patrick Egan Character Timeline in My Name is Emilia del Valle
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Chapter 6
Not long after she arrives, Emilia receives an invitation for dinner at the home of Mr. Patrick Egan , the head of the American consulate, whom she met on the steamer from Iquique...
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Patrick Egan ’s wife strikes Emilia as weary (no wonder, given that she gave birth to 14...
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Chapter 12
...she is an American citizen. As they haul her away, she asks him to inform Patrick Egan at the American Consulate, although she knows that he might not be able to help...
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Chapter 14
...crowd advances toward the American Consulate, but they’re turned back by the brave defiance of Patrick Egan . Insurgent troops enter the capital to cheers and the tolling of church bells. People...
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...a friendly guard that she was, in fact, in the prison, Eric reaches out to Mr. Egan who informs Paulina of Emilia’s incarceration. On the afternoon of the same day she faces...
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