[74] “The letter enters with the blood.” This was the favorite motto of Dr. Cruz, master of the school at Biñan, the first that Rizal attended. The protest here against corporal punishment in schools is doubtless sharpened from Rizal’s own experiences. [75] “Noli Me Tangere,” Chap. XIX, Derbyshire’s translation. [76] “Noli Me Tangere,” Chap. L, Derbyshire’s translation. [77] Retana prints the original of this letter (in French) at pp. 125–126. [78] For most of the information we have of this interesting young woman we are indebted to Miss Salud Sevilla of the College of Education, University of the Philippines, who traced her story and verified and illuminated the incidents here related. [79] Retana, pp. 79–90, cites other references to letters received from and written to Leonora, indicating a prosperous correspondence. [80] Craig, pp. 217–218. [81] Miss Sevilla. [82] Miss Sevilla. [83] Craig, p. 219, and Miss Sevilla. [84] A fact communicated by Mr. Fernando Canon. [85] The title-page bears this imprint: “Berlin, Berliner buchdruckerei-actien-geselschaft.” [86] Mr. Canon’s manuscript. [87] Retana gives the findings and the letter of the archbishop, pp. 128–130. [88] Derbyshire, p. xxxiii. [89] Craig, p. 131; Retana, p. 135. [90] Craig, p. 133. [91] By this time, no doubt, he surmised that his love-affair had gone wrong, but he had no final confirmation of this misadventure until he reached Manila. [92] Mr. Canon’s manuscript. [93] Derbyshire, p. xxxiv. [94] Craig, p. 137; Retana, pp. 144–145. [95] It is customary to pretend otherwise, but this is the real heart of modern imperialism. [96] Derbyshire, p. xxxiv. [97] Craig, p. 138. [98] It is the whole philosophy of “Noli Me Tangere.” [99] Ladrones and Carolines were groups of islands in the South Seas that Spain owned and misgoverned. [100] Craig, p. 140. [101] Retana, p. 150. He sees nothing remarkable in these suddenly cordial relations. [102] Rizal’s diary: see Appendix E. Retana (p. 152) prints a letter from Rizal to his friend Mariano Ponce in which he allows himself a little sarcasm about some of these experiences. [103] Published in Mexico in 1609. De Morga had been in the Philippines from 1595 to 1605. Retana, pp. 172–173. [104] This is confirmed by the recent investigations of Craig and Benitez, “Philippine Progress Prior to 1898.” No one denied or denies the existence of uncivilized or scantly civilized tribes in the interior. De Morga was speaking about the people near the coast. Skepticism about early Filipino civilization is a necessary waiter at the heels of whomsoever wishes to defend imperialism. De Morga’s work, newly translated, is printed in Blair and Robertson, Vol. XV. [105] Craig, p. 146. [106] Retana, p. 193. [107] The office of the governor-general at Malacañan, Manila, has one painting by Luna that, if he had never painted anything else, would be enough to insure his fame.