 After many delays , the General and his party arrive in Honda , where the Governor , Posada Gutiérrez , has arranged for three days of fiestas . On his last night in Honda , the General returns late to camp and finds one of his old friends , Miranda Lyndsay , waiting for him . The General recalls that fifteen years ago , she had learned of a plot against his life and had saved him . The following morning , the General begins the voyage down the Magdalena River . Both his physical debilitation and pride are evident as he negotiates the slope to the dock : he is in need of a sedan chair but refuses to use it . The group stays a night in Puerto Real , where the General claims he sees a woman singing during the night . His aides @-@ de @-@ camp and the watchman conduct a search , but they fail to uncover any sign of a woman having been in the vicinity . 
 After many delays , the General and his party arrive in Honda , where the Governor , Posada Gutiérrez , <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> arranged for three days of fiestas . On his last night in Honda , the General returns late to camp and <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>finds</mark></a> one of his old friends , Miranda Lyndsay , waiting for him . The General <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>recalls</mark></a> that fifteen years ago , she <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> learned of a plot against his life and <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> saved him . The following morning , the General <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>begins</mark></a> the voyage down the Magdalena River . Both his physical debilitation and pride are evident as he <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>negotiates</mark></a> the slope to the dock : he is in need of a sedan chair but <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>refuses</mark></a> to use it . The group <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>stays</mark></a> a night in Puerto Real , where the General <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>claims</mark></a> he <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>sees</mark></a> a woman singing during the night . His aides @-@ de @-@ camp and the watchman conduct a search , but they fail to uncover any sign of a woman having been in the vicinity . 
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