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Perucho is the son of Sabel and Don Pedro and the grandson of Primitivo. He is well-liked by many in the House of Ulloa, although he often has a tendency to get into mischief. Although Julián likes Perucho, the circumstances of Perucho’s birth scandalize Julián, setting in motion the events of the novel, as Julián tries to find a wife for Don Pedro. After the birth of his baby half-sister, Perucho becomes attached to her, and the bond endures for a decade, when Julián comes back to Galicia and sees them.
Perucho Quotes in The House of Ulloa
The The House of Ulloa quotes below are all either spoken by Perucho or refer to Perucho. 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 2 Quotes
“Won’t so much wine harm the boy?” objected Julián, who was quite incapable of drinking it himself.
“Harm him? Harm him indeed!” retorted the marquis, adding, with pride in his voice, “Give him three more and you’ll see… Shall we put it to the test?”
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Chapter 7 Quotes
“I cannot stay on in a house where it is openly said that a Christian is living in sin. It is strictly forbidden for a priest to license a scandal with his presence and so become its accomplice.”
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Chapter 14 Quotes
“You pretty boy! Bless you! What’s your name?”
“Perucho,” the young rascal answered in a free and easy manner.
“My husband’s name!” cried the señorita, delighted. “I bet he’s his godson! Eh?”
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Chapter 17 Quotes
Julián only understood two words:
“A girl.”
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Chapter 23 Quotes
Finally Nucha spoke, her voice trembling. “This isn’t the first time that I’ve thought he might be my husband’s son. But I didn’t believe it… Until, that is… I only had to see the look on your face.”
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Chapter 28 Quotes
The greatest of conquering heroes could not have felt more proud of himself than did Perucho, for he was certain he had saved the baby from death and had brought her to safety where no one could find her. He did not think for a moment of his hard, sunburnt grandfather lying by the wall.
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Epilogue Quotes
There was only one point which gave him cause to doubt that these two charming youngsters were indeed the bastard son and legitimate heiress of the House of Ulloa. For while the clothes worn by Sabel’s son were of a good quality and well-cut, so that one might have placed him as something between a well-to-do peasant and a señorito, Nucha’s daughter wore an old percale dress and shoes that were so broken one could almost say she was barefoot.
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Perucho Character Timeline in The House of Ulloa
The timeline below shows where the character Perucho appears in The House of Ulloa. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...daughter of Primitivo, the marquis’s head servant. While the dogs are eating, a little boy (Perucho) comes into the room and gets bitten on the arm while walking past the dogs....
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The marquis scolds Perucho for bothering his dog. He gives the boy a full cup of wine to gulp...
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Perucho comes back and the marquis gladly gives him more wine, while the abbot encourages him....
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Chapter 3
Julián asks Sabel about Perucho, and she says that Julián can just look out the window himself and see Perucho...
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Chapter 5
...must secretly hate him. Winter passes. In the spring, Julián begins to notice how dirty Perucho is as he goes about his daily reading lessons. Perucho sometimes pulls pranks on Julián,...
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Chapter 6
...so he must just learn to take it with good humor. When the subject of Perucho comes up, Don Eugenio strongly implies that Perucho is Don Pedro’s illegitimate son with Sabel....
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Chapter 7
...as he walks down a corridor and suddenly comes across Don Pedro hitting Sabel while Perucho watches and sobs. Don Pedro caught Sabel dancing with another man at the festival. Julián...
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Chapter 8
...walk. Before leaving, Don Pedro goes to see Sabel in the kitchen and asks where Perucho is. He kisses Perucho and tells Sabel to watch over him.
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Chapter 14
...why the chickens never seem to produce anything. Nucha investigates further and one day catches Perucho in the act of stealing the eggs. Although at first Nucha is angry at Perucho...
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Nucha learns that Perucho takes the eggs and sells them for money. She thinks that Perucho deserves better clothes...
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Chapter 18
...that something is wrong. Sabel’s influence in the house seems more pronounced than ever, and Perucho no longer makes any effort to hide when he goes about. Julián tries to convince...
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Chapter 23
Just as Julián has grown fond of Nucha’s baby, Perucho is also fond of the baby. The baby also seems happy whenever she sees Perucho....
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One day, Julián is surprised to walk in on Nucha bathing Perucho and the baby together. Nucha says it’s the only way the baby would go along...
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Nucha tells Julián that she had suspected before that Perucho might be Don Pedro’s son, but it was the look on Julián’s face that confirmed...
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...Pedro this several times with no luck. Nucha once again begins to shake, afraid that Perucho is Don Pedro’s son, but eventually, she manages to collect herself.
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Chapter 28
That morning, Perucho serves mass for Julián. Primitivo has instructed Perucho to come to him right away if...
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As Perucho is heading back, he notices a man he recognizes as El Tuerto sneaking through the...
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Perucho makes it to the chapel and finds even more surprises. Nucha is learning against the...
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Perucho decides that the best place to hide the baby is the granary, a dark place...
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Perucho has rarely been allowed to be around the baby. He unwraps her shawl and begins...
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Perucho dreams of a wild animal attacking him. When he wakes, he finds that the wetnurse...
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Epilogue
...handsome young man who is accompanied by an 11-year-old girl. He realizes they must be Perucho and Nucha’s daughter, now grown up from being a baby. Julián is surprised to see...
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