During the summer season, the Moreta family arrived in the town of Intramuros, Manila, where some of their relatives also lived. Don Paeng, the conservative husband of Dona Lupeng, and their cousin, Guido settled in the quiet courtyard, unaware of the possible events that would change their lives and beliefs.
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Lupeng served as the story's primary character. She was a Filipina who didn't feel comfortable being a lady. Paeng, her devoted husband, was her spouse. They led affluent lives and had three boys as children. They employed a chef and maid named Amada as well as a carriage driver named Entoy.
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The story starts with the family enjoying themselves at the St. John's festival celebration. However, Guido, Paeng's cousin who returned to the Philippines from studying in Europe, made suggestive remarks to her and leaned down to kiss her feet. The humiliated and enraged Lupeng went home immediately and confided in her husband about what Guido had done to her.
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The attention Guido was paying her and the things he had said and done earlier interested Lupeng. She believed that he was right when he claimed that men should adore women and that women should be ravished. That was all she could think of.
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Lupeng took part in the Tatarin ritual on the final night of the festival as a result. When the dancing started, Paeng followed her there and attempted to pull her back, but she escaped and went to the women. He gave it another go, but this time the women in the audience thrashed him, rendering him useless.
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When the two got home from the ceremony, Paeng declared that he had to beat his wife because he loved her so much. In addition, he thought she ought to be corrected and disciplined. Lupeng yelled that she wanted to be loved, not respected since she was already so full of it. Finally, she gave Paeng the command to kiss her feet