Stillitwasbinding，morebindingindeedthaninthiscountry，beingamarriageinallexceptinfact。
Butthosewomenwhoarethusboundforthemostpartbearnowife’sloveintheirhearts，andsoitwaswithyourmother。
IndeedshebothhatedandfearedhercousinJuan，thoughI
thinkthathelovedhermorethananythingonearth，andbyonepretextandanothershecontrivedtobringhimtoanagreementthatnomarriageshouldbecelebratedtillshewasfulltwentyyearsofage。
Butthecoldershewastohim，themorewasheinflamedwithdesiretowinherandalsoherpossessions，whichwerenotsmall，forlikeallSpaniardshewaspassionate，andlikemostgamestersandmenofevillife，muchinwantofmoney。