The argument of the work, summarized briefly is the following one: Abel Sanchez and Joaquin Montenegro has been friends from
always. But whereas Abel seemed to fall well between everybody and to have more luck, Joaquin was more unpleasant to the others. Abel dedicated itself to the painting, and although she did not do it well absolutely, was very famous, whereas Joaquin dedicated itself to the medicine, without excelling in his field. Joaquin falls in love with Helena, his premium, but this one him long ago case and a day does not decide to present/display it to it to Abel, with the fatal outcome with which Abel and Helena fall in love. There it is when everything begins. Joaquin gets upset with Abel and itself to have so bad luck, that not even he is happy in the love, since Abel clears the fiancèe to him. Joaquin begins to sink in the desperation, since any thing that does seems little in comparison with which Abel does. Night and day he is torturing himself by his cause. He is thus during a great period of time. Until he knows Antonia and house with her, although more than by love, by apathy. The relation between Joaquin and equal
continuous Abel during some time, until Joaquin has a daughter and Abel a son, who ends up itself marrying. in the end, the son of Abel begins to become friend of Joaquin, since he also studies medicine and in this season it seems that the problems of Joaquin begin to solve, since the son of Abel thinks of his father just like Joaquin; that she is an egoist, that only thinks about obtaining merit, etc. Thus runs the life of Joaquin in one pretends happiness, until they have a grandson. This one last one, in spite of being small, already demonstrates to more affection by its
grandfathers Abel, who by his grandfathers Joaquin, and then Joaquin again begins to be unfortunate and to hate Abel. Continuous, until a day Abel and Joaquin they discuss due to his grandson, thus then to Abel and it gives an attack him and it dies into the hands of Joaquin. Once dead, Joaquin feels like culprit and after a year also it dies, realizing that has wasted all its life having hated to Abel without reason.