▁by ▁Mer v yn ▁Sav ill ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁Dennis ▁Dob son ▁Ltd . ▁An ▁" author ized " ▁translation ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁Bernard ▁H . ▁D ul sey , ▁and ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁Southern ▁Illinois ▁University ▁Press ▁in ▁Car b ond ale , ▁IL ▁as ▁The ▁Vill agers . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁A ▁was ip un ku ▁( the ▁term ▁transl iter ated ▁into ▁hu as ip ung o ) ▁was ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁of ▁an ▁ha ci enda ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁labor ▁on ▁the ▁ha ci enda ▁rather ▁than ▁mon et ary ▁rem un er ation . ▁In ▁a ▁typical ▁was ip un ku ▁the ▁people ▁built ▁h uts ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁food . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Don ▁Alfonso ▁Pere ira ▁– ▁considered ▁a ▁gentleman ▁of ▁high ▁society ▁in ▁Qu ito . ▁ ▁Do ña ▁Blan ca ▁Chan ique ▁– ▁Pere ira ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁a ▁mat ron ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁Do ña ▁L ol ita ▁– ▁Pere ira ' s ▁ad oles cent ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Uncle ▁Jul io ▁– ▁Pere ira ' s ▁powerful ▁uncle , ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁talking ▁in ▁pl ural . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Chap y ▁– ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁explo itation ▁of ▁wood ▁in ▁E cuador ; ▁an ▁American ▁with ▁great ▁financial ▁resources ▁and ▁million aire ▁connections ▁abroad .