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"Says who? Is that according to Mama or to<br />
you?"<br />
"According to family tradition, which you were<br />
breaking."<br />
"And I'm going to break with it several more<br />
times if I have to, as<br />
long as this cursed tradition doesn't take me<br />
into account. I had the<br />
same right to marry as you did, and you had<br />
no right to stand between<br />
two people who were deeply in love."<br />
"Not that deeply. You saw how Pedro<br />
switched to me at the least<br />
opportunity. I married him because that's<br />
what he wanted. If you had<br />
had the tiniest scrap of pride, you would have<br />
put him out of your mind<br />
forever."<br />
"Well for your information, he married you<br />
just so he could be near<br />
me.<br />
He doesn't love you, and you know that<br />
perfectly well."<br />
"Look, it would be better if we didn't dig up<br />
the past; I don't care<br />
what Pedro's motives were in marrying me.<br />
The fact is he did. I'm not going to let you<br />
two make a fool of me, do<br />
you hear? I'm not about to let you do that."<br />
"No one is trying to make a fool of you,<br />
Rosaura, you've got it all<br />
wrong.<br />
That is nonsense! I'm painfully aware of the<br />
role you put me in, when<br />
everybody on the ranch saw you weeping at<br />
Pedro's side, holding his<br />
hand so lovingly. Do you know what that role<br />
is?<br />
Laughingstock!<br />
You know, you really don't deserve God's<br />
mercy! As far as I'm<br />
concerned, I couldn't care less if you and<br />
Pedro go to hell for<br />
sneaking around kissing in every corner.<br />
From now on, you can do it<br />
all you want. As long as nobody finds out<br />
about it, I don't care,<br />
because Pedro is going to have to do it with<br />
someone who will, since as<br />
for me, he isn't going to put so much as a<br />
hand near me ever again.<br />
I, I have some self-respect left! Let him go to<br />
a loose woman like you<br />
for his filthy needs, but here's the thing: in<br />
this house I intend to<br />
go on being his wife. And in the eyes of<br />
everyone else, too.<br />
Because the day someone sees you two,<br />
and I end up looking ridiculous<br />
again, I swear that you are going to be very<br />
sorry.<br />
Rosaura's shrieking was added to by<br />
Esperanza's insistent wailing.<br />
The baby had been crying for quite some<br />
21S time, but the volume of her<br />
sobs had been gradually increasing until it<br />
became unbearable.<br />
She must want something to eat. Rosaura<br />
rose slowly, saying: "I am<br />
going to feed my daughter. From now on, I<br />
don't want you feeding her,<br />
never again, you'll stain her with your filth.<br />
All she can get from<br />
you is a bad example and bad advice."<br />
"There's one thing for sure. I'm not going to<br />
allow you to poison your
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