The Social Cancer

by José P. Rizal

THE SOCIAL CANCER

The Social Cancer

A Complete English Version of Noli me Tangere
from the Spanish of

José Rizal

 

By
Charles Derbyshire

 

 

Manila
Philippine Education Company
1912

THE NOVELS OF JOSÉ RIZAL

Translated from Spanish into English
By Charles Derbyshire

• THE SOCIAL CANCER (NOLI ME TANGERE)
• THE REIGN OF GREED (EL FILIBUSTERISMO)

Copyright, 1912, by Philippine Education Company.
Entered at Stationers' Hall. Regiatrado en las Islas
Filipinas. ⁠ All rights reserved.

CONTENTS

Chapters (not listed in original)

Translator's Introduction

I

Translator's Introduction § I ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

II

Translator's Introduction § II ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

15

III

Translator's Introduction § III ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

19

IV

Translator's Introduction § IV ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

25

Author's Dedication

Chapter

Page

I

A Social Gathering ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1

II

Criostomo Ibarra ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

15

III

The Dinner ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

19

IV

Heretic and Filibuster ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

25

V

A Star in a Dark Night ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

33

VI

Captain Tiago ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

36

VII

An Idyl on an Azotea ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

50

VIII

Recollections ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

60

IX

Local Affairs ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

66

X

The Town ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

72

XI

The Rulers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

76

XII

All Saints ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

82

XIII

Signs of Storm ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

87

XIV

Tasio: Lunatic or Sage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

91

XV

The Sacristans ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

101

XVI

Sisa ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

106

XVII

Basilio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

112

XVIII

Souols in Torment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

118

XIX

A Schoolmaster's Difficulties ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

125

XX

The Meeting in the Town Hall ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

136

XXI

The Story of a Mother ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

149

XXII

Lights and Shadows ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

157

XXIII

Fishing ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

161

XXIV

In the Wood ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

175

XXV

In the House of the Sage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

188

XXVI

The Eve of the Fiesta ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

201

XXVII

In the Twilight ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

210

XXVIII

Correspondence ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

218

XXIX

The Morning ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

225

XXX

In the Church ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

231

XXXI

The Sermon ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

236

XXXII

The Derrick ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

247

XXXIII

Free Thought ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

258

XXXIV

The Dinner ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

262

XXXV

Comments ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

273

XXXVI

The First Cloud ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

280

XXXVII

His Excellency ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

284

XXXVIII

The Procession ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

294

XXXIX

Doña Consolación ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

300

XL

Right and Might ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

312

XLI

Two Visits ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

321

XLII

The Espadañas ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

324

XLIII

Plans ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

337

XLIV

An Examination of Conscience ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

341

XLV

The Hunted ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

348

XLVI

The Cockpit ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

355

XLVII

The Two Señoras ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

366

XLVIII

The Enigma ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

372

XLIX

The Voice of the Hunted ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

375

L

Elias's Story ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

386

LI

Exchanges ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

395

LII

The Cards of the Dead and the Shadows ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

399

LIII

Il Buon di si Conosce da Mattina ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

405

LIV

Revelations ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

412

LV

The Catastrophe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

419

LVI

Rumors and Belief ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

426

LVII

Vae Victis! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

434

LVIII

The Accursed ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

443

LIX

Patriotism and Private Interests ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

447

LX

Maria Clara Weds ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

459

LXI

The Chase on the Lake ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

472

LXII

Padre Damaso Explains ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

480

LXIII

Christmas Eve ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

484

Epilogue ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

493

Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

499