"Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Stupid bitches!" "Let me go!" "Fifteen days there will leave her tamed." "Fifteen days!" "She's been here for two years ... and she's worse than on the first day." "My God!" "Get me out of here." "I want to get out of here." "My God!" "Dear God!" "You made me the way I am." "Like the scorpions ..." "like the rats." "God of the jails." "Have mercy on me!" "Throw down the bars, the walls." "Let me feel the air, the sun." "You made me as if I was a snake, or that spider." "God have mercy." "Make a miracle if you can ..." "Let me out of here!" "Let me out of here!" "Let me out of here!" "Let me out of here!" "Oh Mrs.!" "This type of rain is the kind that leaves its mark." "Why do you say that, Felicia?" "Because it's not the rainy season now, Mrs." "And when we get this kind of storm, it's the devil's doing." "Look at the goody little cat who has just scratched me." "Don't start with those stories, Felicia." "I know you." "If the sun comes out a minute late, bad luck." "If you meet two crows head on, the end of the world." "And what about the last time?" "Remember when your son got sick with typhus?" "It was a storm of a thousand devils." "Hail Mary full of grace conceived without sin." "It's impossible to reason with you because you implore all of heaven's lawyers." "Good evening, mother." "Son, you are so late that I thought you had gone to Mexico to finish your career in agronomy." "Oh, my child, get rid of that!" "It's that my father was asking who I take after about delight in making jokes." "You were gone all afternoon." "I don't know why I get the idea the boy has a girlfriend." "You guessed it." "She's green and has six legs." "What do you say?" "This little animal is responsible for eating all the corn." "You take everything seriously, Perlita." "You'll never change." "You're a child." "What a girl." "More than 60 years old." "Besides, things that change are no good, Doña Carmen." "Nobody would take you for more than 30." "30." "A well read and written 30." "Take the modern 30 year olds." "You're impossible, Alberto." "Making Perlita talk nonsense." "Leave her alone." "And you, Perlita." "I didn't start." "It was the boy." "Don't get mad." "Let's make up." "He always has to have his way." "Boy, sitting at the table before your father." "Well, mama, I didn't remember." "Where is father?" "It's alright." "Relax, relax." "It will be a normal birth, Don Guadalupe." "Don't worry." "Patience." "You know how fond I am of this animal." "I don't want anything to happen to her." "That love you have for horses ..." "It's very similar to the love of men for women." "Will it still take very long?" "It's natural." "Have your dinner in peace." "I will let you know in a moment." "I know you're laughing at me, but I'm feeling the same way as when my son was born." "What's the matter, Celestino?" "Any news?" "You can tell me." "If you fail me, I'll fire you." "No, man." "That's not it, boss." "He also has marked the cards." "How is the Lozana, father?" "The vet says everything is progressing normally." "Everything is normal, but I'm so nervous ..." "As usual." "You'd think it was your son being born." "You want me to help, father?" "I'm not bad." "Bad?" "Sometimes I get jealous thinking you love the land and the animals more than me." "Exactly, father." "It's just that I can prepare my examination here in the farm better than in Mexico." "Does it bother you?" "If I'm not mistaken, it was your idea." "As long as you don't get too bored with us." "I promise I will find him a girlfriend to amuse himself." "We mothers have a special talent for that sort of thing." "The father is to scold them if they don't study." "Well, I promise you it won't be necessary, father." "Ay, Chihuahua." "That one was close." "Oh, Virgin Mary!" "What a night!" "One can go in canoe down to the barn." "Don Guadalupe, with your permission, boss." "Do you have any news at last?" "Bad news." "The colt was stillborn." "Well ... everything was going well." "And the mare?" "Don Severiano, the vet, says that he's not sure he can save her." "Saint of Chiapa ..." "My china set in pieces." "It seems there's a demon loose out there." "Holy Trinity!" "Look out there in the window!" "Oh, girl!" "It's the devil!" "As the priest says, Satan is out." "Will you hold your tongue, Felicia?" "Put her on the sofa, Jesús." "Hail pure Virgin Mary." "Water and clean towels." "Quickly." "It could have been a bus accident." "This woman in a crazy frenzy started to run and came here." "It may be that." "Perhaps." "What's important now is to take care of her." "Who knows." "There were some gypsies around here yesterday." "And perhaps ..." "She's hurt, but it seems she only fainted." "Let's see, the ammonia." "Jesús, bring it quick." "You, Alberto, put a pillow under her head." "What could have happened to her?" "A tragedy, no doubt." "Here it is, ma'am." "All done." "She's coming to." "Do you feel better?" "What happened to you?" "Well, this is all." "Women's affairs." "Leave us alone." "You're very young." "Almost a child." "Do you feel more calm now?" "A little, ma'am." "Thank you." "What's your name?" "Susana, ma'am." "Susana what?" "Only Susana." "Oh, Mother of Heaven!" "Don't you have a name?" "Have you no parents?" "I never knew them." "A woman ... a women picked me up and ..." "We'll send you over to her." "Where does she live?" "No, please, lady ..." "Be calm." "Did she hurt you by any chance?" "That wife's husband treated me well, but he died." "Then all changed." "Another man old and dirty came ... who wanted ..." "I refused." "Then he hit me and ..." "Since I always refused him, he said I was a burden ... that I should work, and that he would take me to ..." "Where?" "To work with a good family in Acapulco." "And it wasn't true." "On the road he tried to take advantage of me." "Good God!" "And what did you do?" "I jumped from the car, I refused him, I ran away." "I ran and I don't know how, I came here." "He must not find me ..." "he must not find me." "But now he will come here for me." "No he will not." "You are like my daughter." "From this moment on, we will protect you." "Thank you, lady." "Thank you, mother." "Felicia, call the men." "You're safe now." "Relax, girl." "Relax." "You can go in now." "What happened?" "Who is she?" "I'll tell you in a moment." "At this time, the poor girl needs to rest." "Do you feel better now?" "Felicia, go with her." "The blacksmith's room is being prepared for her." "Bring her a cup of broth that won't do her any harm." "Thank you, lady." "Take it, take it." "If it was up to me, I assure you that ... well ..." "Whatever God wants." "Try to sleep and tomorrow we'll see." "Did you finally find the engineer?" "With difficulty because they are all involved with the work." "But he's already on his way to the cattle ranch." "God be blessed." "And the poor little Lozana?" "That's another thing that has me worried Carmen." "But what does Don Severiano say?" "Nothing definite." "But if she continues this way, I'll have to kill her." "And you know how fond I am of that animal." "Don't be hasty." "I have the hunch that everything will be okay." "And I wanted a colt from that mare so much." "Of course, I worry more about the mother." "But let's talk about something else." "What do you plan to do with that girl you took in?" "She seems so good, such a good worker." "She's only been here two days and you can already notice her help." "I feel sorry because she's so humble, so innocent." "That's your business, but remember, we don't know who she is ... or where she came from." "I feel sorry for the poor thing." "There are many people we feel sorry for, but there are institutions to take care of them." "Susana ..." "As you wish, sir." "You look much better and more relaxed, girl." "And I think it's time we see what we are to do with you." "I don't have anybody else in the world but you people, sir." "Perhaps it would be a good idea to send you to an arts and crafts school." "Or to some institution where they could ..." "Why do you want to get rid of me?" "I haven't done anything ... and all I want is to remain here where life is good." "Let her stay here, Guadalupe." "This girl has suffered, ... is willing to work, and I think she is fond of me." "To me you are more than the mother I never knew, lady." "See?" "Let her stay with me, Guadalupe." "There is much to be done here." "That's up to you." "If you want it, she can stay." "I don't know how to thank you, sir." "You have a godmother with great influence." "Thank her." "Thank you, lady." "That's enough!" "Go and do your work." "Thank you for your attention, Don Guadalupe." "You are very good." "And you very beautiful." "What's come over you today, Guadalupe?" "Why do you look at me like that?" "Wow, do you see that?" "Pure cinnamon." "Leave her." "How about saying good morning, Susana." "Look, Susana, we're decent people." "Good morning, Jesús." "I don't know how you did it but the sun just came out." "Can I help you with anything?" "At your service." "I don't believe so." "Thank you." "I'm going for the white ones." "Unless you can help the hens." "Those are not the hens I like." "No?" "You must be careful with the ones that have roosters." "You're very smart, charming one." "We ranchers here always say the truth." "Here, you know?" "There are many things to see." "I know the scenery very well." "And where will you take me?" "You, I'll take to heaven." "That easy?" "Listen, honey." "That hard?" "Are you afraid of me?" "Afraid?" "I don't know what that is." "But I would rather have a choice." "And you think I don't know about those things." "Ask the rancheritas about me and you'll see they choose me." "And what did you say?" "Already took possession?" "Look, beautiful." "Since I'm brave and I consider things." "If you want to, why not?" "I will think about it." "I don't like to make mistakes." "You better make up your mind fast, otherwise the saint may go to heaven and ..." "Will you let me get down, Don Juan?" "I'll get you down." "Come on." "Let me go!" "Look what you did!" "You look so beautiful when you get mad." "The air flows and the crop grows." "You want me to scream?" "It wouldn't be worthwhile with such a beautiful voice." "You may lose your voice, and then?" "Ah, I forgive you." "How brave you are." "Now I will get scolded because of you." "Look Chulita, if you are tough, nobody can scold you." "I prefer to be reprimanded." "Can't you see how you have messed me up?" "Well, now you know." "If you want to take a walk on the farm, just let me know." "Well, wait for me sitting down, because you'll get tired standing up." "Goodbye, Chula." "Can I help you with your basket?" "How did you make out with the hens?" "Idiot!" "I think you told her a line." "That mare is more spirited than Lozana." "I knew a rancher that died for less." "But it was only a joke, Cream cheese." "Well I see you did it, sons of bitches." "That's enough." "Let's go to work." "Yes, sir." "Good morning, Susana." "Good morning, Alberto." "You're in better health and you look pretty." "You're making fun of me." "I only tell you the truth." "Did you also tell the truth to the nice city girls?" "I'm no lady's man." "I say what I feel, Susana." "As if I could believe it." "Nobody has ever said pretty things to me." "Never." "You lived in a world of blind people." "You're like the weeds in the field." "Nobody knows how or when it grows until one pays attention." "Then what you like is the country, right?" "I'll tell your mother." "You wanted to tell me something, Susana?" "I was telling this boy Alberto how much he loves the country and if the clothes were clean." "Felicia takes care of that." "Ask her." "Right away, madam." "Listen friend." "Is the hacienda of Las Palmas very far from here?" "I'm from there, sir." "Half a league at the most." "Perfect, you may be able to inform us." "In whatever I can." "Well said." "We are looking for a girl that escaped two days ago from the reformatory." "We believe she is around here and want to know if you have seen her." "She is young, about 20 years old, and she's ... you understand." "The truth is that there are some rancheras in this hacienda ... that should be in the reformatory, but there are no strangers around here." "On this card you will find the telephone number and address of the reformatory." "If you hear something, let us know." "I'll inform the boss." "Thank you." "Let's go." "Perhaps it would be better to clean later, sir." "I'm in your way." "You don't bother me, girl." "Continue, continue." "Susana ..." "Tell me, sir." "It will be better if you take a little better care of ..." "Of what, sir?" "Of your clothes." "I don't like the way you dress." "Those are the clothes they gave me here, sir." "Do I look that bad?" "Since it's just for work ..." "Forget it, I'm not talking about that." "I know it doesn't fit me well, but ..." "I only want to tell you to wear more decent blouses." "There are many men here and men are like badly tamed colts." "No one knows when they will rear-up." "That's my luck, sir." "Every time I want to do something right, I do it wrong." "Whatever you say." "You haven't done anything wrong." "It's not your fault." "I only want to tell you to ... to pay a little more attention to the way you look." "The Mrs. will tell you better." "Excuse, sir." "With your permission, Don Guadalupe?" "Yes, Jesús." "Come in." "I wanted to inform your grace about something that happens ..." "Well, man, inform me once and for all." "You're not going to tell me there is any news in the town I don't already know." "It's only that ..." "What?" "I keep listening but you don't say anything." "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "What happens is that everybody in town is worried ... about Lozana, since she is an Arabian ..." "You know, boss." "That's the way it is in Mexico." "And, well, ..." "the seeds arrive tomorrow." "I also wanted to tell you something." "Here, the workers are very fresh, as you know, and to tell you the truth ... it would bother me very much if they took advantage of Susana." "The girl seems to be good, innocent, and I don't want anybody to let down their hair with her." "All right, boss." "It will be done." "Guadalupe, Don Severiano is waiting for you." "At what time did he arrive?" "He's been with the mare for some time." "He says he hopes ... to save her and that he wants to see you." "I'll go right now." "Ah, I almost forgot." "I wanted to talk to you about that girl, Susana." "She is very young and all that, but I don't think she's aware ... she's already a woman and the truth is, she dresses in a very flashy manner ..." "Well, you know that here in the country these things must be avoided." "But you take notice of that?" "But you're only interested in horses." "Perhaps we dressed the poor girl in a "Trompa Talega", as your grandmother used to say." "But I'll pay better attention." "I already told her something, but it would be convenient for you to speak with her." "Don't worry, I'll take care of it." "Does it fit or not?" "Whatever the lady says." "Is it possible it won't fit after all you have made me sew?" "Is it all for now, ma'am?" "Yes." "I believe it's okay." "Now Susana, can you leave these clothes in my son's room?" "Yes, madam." "Oh, girl." "Not even a nun's habit would conceal her." "Felicia, you always have to think the worst." "Ah, yes." "I'll close my mouth, girl, but I really don't count." "It seems the girl did you some harm." "You don't like her and that's not Christian." "What's not Christian is her, girl." "Just look how she is ..." "Don't wag that tongue, Felicia." "She's a humble and obedient girl." "We, the ones that don't break a plate, are the worse." "Do unto others ..., as the priest says." "Yes, girl, but it's better to do good opening at least one eye and that is what the priest does." "Patience." "We'll see what happens next." "Come in." "Excuse me, sir." "Doña Carmen told me to bring you these clothes." "Yes, thank you." "Leave it on that table." "Wow, so many books and even some on the floor." "I'm putting things in order." "You don't want me to help you?" "No Susana." "Thank you." "Women don't understand about these things." "Excuse me, sir." "With your permission." "Susana   forgive me." "I didn't mean to offend you." "If you want to help me, let's start with these books." "Okay?" "Are you mad at me?" "What nonsense." "Why should I be mad?" "Now you treat me formally." "If that's all, will you bring me those books?" "Oh, yes." "Don Alberto." "Are you going to read all these books?" "I already read them, Susana." "Then how many beautiful things you must know." "But if you already read them, why do you keep them?" "The books are kept for sentimental reasons." "Like a woman whom you love." "It's very different." "Pass me the blue book, the one with the tail." "And this one?" "What is it about?" "Jesus!" "What's the matter?" "A naked man!" "No, look." "This is a book about mythology." "This is Apollo." "He represents the beauty of man." "I didn't know you could say a man was beautiful." "Are you making fun of me?" "No, my word of honor." "It's a symbol of beauty." "Your name is also a symbol." "Yes?" "Can you tell me of what?" "Of what?" "Of chastity." "Did you hurt yourself?" "Not me." "And you?" "Alberto, are you there?" "Yes mother." "You want something?" "No." "I was just passing by." "By the way, did Susana bring you your shirts?" "Yes." "Some time ago." "What's the matter?" "I notice something strange." "Nothing is wrong." "I was fixing the books." "It's alright." "I'll leave you." "Continue fixing them." "Susana ..." "Please, I have to go." "Don't go." "Please, wait." "Susana, I need to talk to you." "Well, this is as far as we go." "What's the secret you have to tell me?" "Don't tell me you don't guess it, little one." "I don't have to guess anything." "What do you want?" "I want you." "I like you." "Well, I don't like you and for that there have to be two." "And are you not two by chance?" "Don't be surly." "Since I saw you I said to myself, "This filly will be tamed by you, Jesús ..." "You will leave her tame ..." "tame ..."" "How do you like that?" "You are the type that speaks alone." "Haven't you thought that I also have a say?" "In these cases the words aren't necessary." "What I say is enough." "Are you that sure?" "I am sure of what I like and that is what counts." "And what your eyes tell me." "Go!" "Go!" "Tell me that you like me." "Maybe not." "Then maybe yes." "I have to think about that a lot." "Supposing I don't want to wait." "That's your business." "Don't be prudish." "Give me a kiss." "Just one." "Leave me already, Jesús." "It's okay, Chula." "I can see you're afraid of me." "But I'll take care of you." "Me, afraid?" "Of what?" "You don't know?" "Look at these arms." "They are strong and want to hold you." "It's better to be prisoner in these arms that love you than ... you know where?" "What do you say then?" "Well ... what frightens you?" "I'm surly, but you know that I like you." "You said it yourself, right?" "But we have to be careful so they won't find out." "Leave me now." "We'll find a safe place and tomorrow ..." "Tomorrow is never and for later is late." "No, Jesús." "This is crazy!" "Alberto, son." "Find Jesús for me, will you?" "Don Severiano prescribed this for the mare and it's necessary to get it in the town right away." "Ah, listen, and on his return trip tell him to stop by the vet so that he may come and inject her." "What are you doing here, Susana?" "Don't get mad." "But I was passing by and when I saw you looking for animals, well, ... I thought you were a scholar." "And since all the scholars are old ..." "And what about that?" "I don't like old men too much." "According to that you like me a little." "A little?" "No." "Sir." "Forgive me if I don't believe you." "Are you mad again?" "I think it's because you study too much." "That's when you look like an old man." "But you must have something to do, right, Susana?" "I assure you, I don't." "Besides, I'd love to stay here a moment with you." "I finished all I had to do in the house." "And also in the barn?" "I don't understand." "Really." "Explain." "Jesús can do it better than I." "Jesús?" "And what business do I have with Jesús?" "That's your business." "But I saw you go into the barn with him." "You say it because of what happened yesterday?" "He went to show me where the corn was." "And for that you had to close the door?" "I didn't close it." "I gathered corn and left right away ... by the door to the orchard." "He might have closed it." "Then, he's after you." "I swear to you I haven't noticed." "Besides, what do I care what he does?" "I wish I could believe you Susana, but I can't." "Susana!" "Susana!" "Here I am." "Why did you do this?" "It was the only way to make you come back." "I should spank you." "You scared me so." "I thought you had fallen in." "And that would have bothered you very much?" "It would have made me very happy." "Really?" "Swear it." "There is somebody up there." "It doesn't matter." "Forget it." "Let me go and see who it is." "No Susana, wait." "Let me go and see!" "Help!" "What's the mater, girl?" "My leg." "Let me see." "You're hurt." "No, I fell down from up there." "I thought I had shot you." "But what were you doing here?" "Didn't you hear the shots?" "That's why I ran, sir." "Where does it hurt?" "Here." "Not there." "Here." "Can you stand on it?" "I don't know, sir." "It hurts a lot." "Slowly!" "Walk slowly." "Slowly." "Oh, it hurts." "My handkerchief." "Wait." "Let's go." "Carmen!" "I am fine." "Carmen, where are you?" "What's the matter?" "What happened?" "This harebrained girl that fell from a small cliff and hurt her knee." "It's nothing, lady." "Really." "One has to take care of that type of bump." "Afterwards they can develop a tumor." "Come with me." "Maria, help me carry this girl." "I'm okay, lady." "Let us take care of you." "You will stay in bed all day ... and tomorrow, God will say." "What do you want?" "Nothing." "Not here." "We might be seen." "Young Don Alberto is sleeping." "I am not referring to him." "To anyone." "I do refer to him." "This morning I saw you two together at the well." "And if you see us that would indicate that I'm free to do whatever I wish." "No, Chulita." "Those things don't go with me." "I swear it." "I'm so scared." "Don't be silly." "I'm not that kind, Susana." "Take care of yourself." "I like it when you laugh." "Bitch, but of good breeding." "Listen closely to what I say." "You will be mine and nobody else's." "Tomorrow I will wait for you at nightfall in the ruins of the Candelitas." "If you don't go, I'll tell the boss who you are and where you came from." "You haven't slept yet, son." "Are you alright?" "I'm perfectly well, mother." "But you're boiling hot." "I repeat there is nothing wrong." "I only want to be alone in my room." "That's all." "In the darkness, in the darkness, son." "In the darkness, yes." "In the darkness." "I'm not afraid of the bogyman." "I don't have to ask anybody's ... permission." "I'm not a child anymore." "I hate to have you spy on me." "Come on, son." "How can you talk like that to your mother?" "You have always been so good, so loving." "I don't believe it." "I can't believe it." "I'm a little nervous, mother." "That's all, but I didn't mean to hurt you." "I swear it." "Forgive me." "Poor dear." "You study so much that at times I would prefer you knew nothing." "You make a great effort as if your life depended on it." "It's okay, go to sleep." "Rest, little boy." "Until later, mother." "Good night, son." "I'm worried about Alberto, Guadalupe." "He has been nervous, irritable for days." "Today he locked himself in his room, in the darkness, and ..." "And you asked him what was the matter and he answered you in a bad manner." "Right?" "No." "He never answers me in a bad way." "But I believe he studies too much and he's at such a delicate age." "If he answered you badly it's your own fault." "You don't leave him alone, you watch him ..." "Guadalupe, how dare you?" "Leave him alone, woman." "He's not a delicate colt and can run on his own." "Besides, he is of good breading." "Men always protect each other, but you don't know how ... lonesome a mother can feel when ..." "If we could have had a daughter also ..." "What's this handkerchief doing here?" "What handkerchief?" "What do I know about rags." "The one I gave Susana yesterday." "Did you bring it?" "Me?" "Why me?" "Are you treating me like Alberto ... asking me annoying questions." "But why do you react that way?" "It's that your insinuations get me riled up." "What's this handkerchief doing here?" "Did you bring it?" "Now, from what I see, the pits." "I haven't done anything that should make you think I'm questioning you." "Of course, like a good woman you ask innocent questions ... with double meaning, and then it so happens you haven't said anything." "What woman!" "What men!" "Good afternoon, little boss, I bring you more muttons." "No, these are enough." "We have to test with a few before injecting all the herd." "Beg our pardon, boss, what is that?" "They are vitamins." "They help to fortify animals and people." "Wow, what thing!" "If there is a vita ... vita of those for bad moods." "Not for me, for the old lady." "The truth is that that would certainly be an advance in science." "Well, boss, with your permission." "Go ahead." "Good morning." "From Don Severiano." "One moment, Jesús, or are they waiting for you." "Well, I have my duties as usual." "I was wondering what duties you were referring to." "Your work or your personal ones." "I don't know what you are referring to, young man." "My work comes before anything else." "Are you sure?" "I am." "Not you?" "I have my doubts." "Look, youngster, the steer ..." "by the horns." "Have I done something bad or something you don't like?" "Tell me honestly." "The steer by the horns and the female calves how?" "By surprise or by treason?" "One moment." "I know your family has helped me a lot, that I am at their service and that I like it ... but I won't let you offend me, or take my manhood away from me." "Also, you don't take away from me what manhood I have." "But my father gives you orders and pays you to have them obeyed." "You better do it, otherwise you may harm your other hand." "Young Alberto." "Jesús." "I had a hunch you would come." "Yes." "But you don't have the right hunch as to why I came." "To tell you I'm not about to give in to your whims." "Oh, no?" "How brave!" "You won't use that tone of voice with the boss' son, right?" "Be careful, Susana." "With me there are no fleas." "You got what you wanted." "You know." "You think you will get more by force?" "Leave me in peace!" "I'm not as weak as you think I am." "That's why I like you and I love you more and more." "I can't sleep thinking about you, or work as before, or anything." "But if you pay me badly ..." "What?" "You'll go and tell the boss all you know about me?" "Go ahead." "Also tell him why you had not said anything before." "They will throw us both out of here and you will never see me again in your life." "I need to be near you, to feel your breath, see you." "Leave me in peace, Jesús!" "Remember I have no other shelter than this home and if I lose it ..." "Come with me!" "Come with me, girl." "You're crazy." "I am not subject to any man, nor to his whims!" "If you behave, everything can be worked out." "If not ..." "You broke my leg, you devil." "I'll do whatever you want." "But let me kiss you now." "Not now." "Right now." "Don't tell me you are afraid we'll be seen." "It's not that I'm afraid." "I just don't want to." "Let me go!" "What's the meaning of this?" "That's how you obey my orders?" "That's the way you pay for all the help and confidence I have given you for so many years?" "Boss." "It will be better for you to shut up." "When I return to the farm you better be far away, or you'll be sorry." "Did you hear?" "Get going." "I didn't want this to happen, sir." "But it's not my fault." "Believe me." "It will be better for me to go." "Don't cry, girl." "Get up and don't talk about leaving." "It's that I don't know what to do, sir." "It always happens like this, ... and I don't even look at them." "I want to live in peace ... and be happy as I had been until this ..." "Don't name him." "You will remain here and I will take care that ... nobody will bother you again." "Understand?" "I'll do anything you want me to, sir." "I'll work without stopping." "I'll make myself scarce in a corner where nobody can see me, ... to be able to live near a ... a man as good as you." "It's okay, Susana." "Okay." "Up until now you never had anybody to protect you, right?" "I promise you mine." "You are so good, sir." "Get up!" "You are the only man who has spoken to me like that." "Go back to your chores." "I'm going to town but I'll return later tonight." "I will ask my wife to give you a safer job so you won't be exposed to these adventures." "Go on now." "Come on, why so dedicated to your work and in silence, Felicia?" "Working as usual, ma'am." "Silent by force." "So as not to give you any headaches." "What are you talking about?" "Nothing." "In this house there's always something going on." "If it's not the mare that gets sick, it's the devil entering the house ... or Jesús who is leaving the hacienda." "Heavens!" "I said it!" "Jesús is leaving?" "It's not possible." "Why?" "He's right there in the patio with his suitcase and his sarape." "Without even saying goodbye?" "It can't be." "What has happened?" "Ask the precious Susana." "Jesús?" "Come here." "Is it true that you're leaving this house?" "Not by my own free will, lady." "Don Guadalupe ... doesn't want me to remain here." "He presumably scolded you for something stupid." "Tell me what it is and I'll straighten it out." "You better ask him." "I get a knot in my throat when I think of leaving this place." "You have been so good to me." "Thank you." "And many thanks for all your kindness." "Don't I tell you, ma'am?" "One kills oneself all day making his favorite dish and he doesn't even taste it." "It's true." "What's the matter, Alberto?" "Well, eating so little and studying so much, the water goes to his brain." "What the hell!" "I already said it!" "You two are responsible for pampering him too much." "If he was my son ..." "Now not even Felicia's complaints make you laugh." "Something is the matter with you and I don't like it." "You will eat for me and while you eat you will tell me everything." "I will sit here by your side." "I don't feel like eating and that's all, mother." "It's about time you and I had a good explanation." "I suffer when I see you like this, therefore start talking if you love your mother." "I don't have anything to tell you." "Nothing is wrong with me." "Until recently you used to confide in me." "You used to tell me everything." "Who can understand you better than I?" "Come on, son." "I repeat, it's nothing." "Just a simple headache that bothers me since last night." "In that case I'll bring you an aspirin." "Mama, wait." "I already took an aspirin." "It will be better for me to lay down." "There is nothing like rest to cure a headache." "Nor anything like confidence to cure other things." "God night, son." "Susana ... it's me, Susana." "Alberto." "Don't come in." "Here are your things." "At last?" "I was worried about you." "Something happened?" "What did you want to happen to me?" "I had many things to do." "I was in town, visited the fields of Cañada and a thousand things." "And Alberto?" "The poor dear had a headache, he gets in such a bad mood." "He went to bed early." "Guadalupe, I know that you are never unfair, but, why did you fire Jesús?" "If you know that you must also know why." "As usual, you must have asked him." "He left without giving me any explanation." "He said you ..." "That I what?" "That you could explain it better." "So again I have to give you an explanation of my acts." "Okay." "Don't say anything else." "I'll explain." "I wanted to set an example so that nobody here can think they can disobey me." "Jesús disobeyed you?" "That's strange." "He's so willing." "Always so ..." "In what did he disobey?" "What does it matter?" "What does it matter for what." "He disobeyed ... that's important." "Don't get mad." "I simply wanted to know." "Yes simply ..." "There must be an explanation, a justification." "There is no justification for someone that disobeys trying to abuse a poor woman." "I knew it was that." "Susana." "You fired him because of Susana without seeing if she had encouraged him ..." "Didn't you say before that I'm fair?" "The let me do justice." "Susana is a poor girl who only has our protection and Jesús behaved like a ..." "Why do you get so upset?" "It's not that bad." "It's not enough that in my house there is a lack of decency, ... of good behavior, to the respect owed to every woman?" "Come on." "Still feeling sorry for Jesús?" "I prefer not to say anything else." "Good night, Guadalupe." "Excuse me, the sun already came out but it's so overcast that you haven't said good morning, boy." "Excuse me, Felicia." "Will you tell mother I'm going to the countryside and will be back late?" "You won't continue bringing insects from the fields ... with all the cockroaches there are in the house." "What a long faced boy!" "Don't tell me you're going to skip breakfast." "Give me a glass of milk and that's it." "If you wait a little bit I'll bring you some muffins ..." "Can you believe that?" "He left me with the words in my mouth." "Well, it's past eight o'clock and that girl is still in bed." "We'll see about that." "What do we have here?" "The girl in bed at this hour?" "Haven't they brought you your chocolate?" "You were still in bed." "That's why." "Well, as the saying goes, "From the street will come the one that will throw you from your house."" ""Raise crows and they will take your eyes out."" "What the hell do you think you are?" "You were the one that mentioned the chocolate." "A chocolate I would give you!" "From cowhide, you loafer." "I don't know why I can never get mad in the morning." "It must be because I'm so young." "I don't hear." "I don't hear." "I'm made of wood." "I'm made of wood." "Give me patience to ... and give me a remedy." "Dress up and go to wash the floors of the dining room and the office." "Without breakfast, woman boss?" "God knows what he does." "If I was your boss ..." "I would already have ..." "It's a shame about the bread they give you in this house." "If it hurts you so much now, can you imagine if it was yours?" "If it was mine, I wouldn't even give you water." "Bless me father for I have sinned." "Oh, I don't have to take this!" "I have to take this!" "That's enough, lazy bigmouth." "Well, I already paid my penance." "" " You haven't started yet?" "" " I was about to start." "It's that, when you finish with this, take your rags and move to one of the workers' cabins." "Felicia will tell you which." "But, madam, me there?" "We all feel more comfortable when we are in our rightful place." "I only want to ask you if I have done something wrong." "Precisely by demanding an explanation you overstep your place." "I know there are people here who don't like me, madam, ... but it's not my fault if I'm different to those that make up stories because ..." "You will do me the favor of doing what I told you." "Felicia, you and I to our duties." "You can take here away, Pascual." "Beautiful specimen without a doubt." "There are not two like Lozana." "But man, how could she get so ill?" "The time comes for everyone, humans and beasts alike, to go." "It hurts very much to see her suffer, but at the same time," "I can't understand why I can't make up my mind to kill her." "Let's wait one more day, Don Guadalupe." "Let's hope there is hope." "Tomorrow I can give her an injection to end it all." "No, no." "If she has to die, it's my duty to finish her off and with the same pistol I killed her mother." "I understand, Don Guadalupe." "Even though it is hard to kill those we love, it still is a token of love." "Until tomorrow, Don Severiano." "Until tomorrow, and we'll see." "I think these chores are too hard on you." "I'll speak to the lady and ask her to give you more appropriate tasks." "You are so good to me, sir, that ..." "I don't like to see anybody out of their rightful place." "What were you going to tell me?" "Nothing, sir." "I have already bothered enough." "Susana, I order you to tell me." "I can't deny you anything, sir." "But how can the Mrs. agree to give me more delicate tasks ... when she has sent me to live in the cabins of the workers?" "She is a very good woman and I have to obey her." "It seems strange." "She is incapable of ..." "It must be Felicia's doing." "I can see it." "Rosario." "At your service, sir." "Come here." "Finish washing the floor." "Whatever you order, sir." "But sir, Mrs. Carmen will think I've disobeyed her." "Go to rest, girl." "It pays to be young and strong." "Did you already finish the floors?" "Here I have another job for you." "Rosario has not finished washing them." "I will tell her to hurry up." "What do you say?" "What story is that?" "Rosario is finishing washing the floors." "I can't do such rough chores." "Are you making fun of me, woman without shame?" "Excuse me with due respect to you ..." "Not in any way, but I'm a very delicate person ... and if my lungs get tired I cough." "Put a string of lemon on your neck." "That's the same cough that killed my dog." "That's sheer insolence." "Don't bite your tongue or you'll get poisoned." "So you won't obey." "Very well." "Now we'll see, so fresh." "Doña Carmen." "As the saying goes, "The jar goes to the fountain so many times, it breaks."" "What's the matter, Felicia?" "That's what happens." "That this Princess of Petate has made Rosario wash the floors ... because she is very delicate and coughs." "It can't be." "You always exaggerate too much." "I ordered you to wash the floor, right?" "The wash them until they shine." "Go on." "Yes, lady." "As you wish." "Hypocrite." "If you are so obedient, why did you stop washing the floors?" "Tell me." "I will tell you because ..." "Because you order me to do so, ma'am." "Don Guadalupe ..." "The master is the first one to know that I'm the one who gives orders here." "Yes, but with such contradicting orders, one never knows." "Wouldn't it be better if you told him about it?" "You will leave this house immediately!" "Go away!" "Lady, for God's sake." "I'll do whatever you want me to, but don't throw me out." "Go away!" "What's the matter?" "Something serious?" "Serious?" "For heaven's sake, Guadalupe." "Nothing serious." "I fired this girl." "That's all." "Listen, listen." "You're very nervous." "Of course, if you're right, not one more word." "Yes, I have it, you can doubt it if you wish." "After Susana leaves, we'll talk." "Until then I have nothing to say to you." "Calm down, woman." "Calm down." "It's not logical that she should leave without me knowing the reasons." "Can you explain?" "Did you give me an explanation regarding Jesús?" "You handle the workers and I handle the maids." "You do what you think is best." "I do too." "I insist on knowing what happened." "We're in front of the maids, Guadalupe." "Can't you see?" "Better." "This way we'll solve it faster since it pertains to one of them." "You have the right to deny me an explanation but in this case I will be forced ... to do what?" "For the good order of my house I will be forced to order ... that this girl remain here until something does not justify her dismissal completely." "That's all." "I'll take care of you and give you everything you want." "I'll tell you for the last time." "Mind your own business." "I'm here and here I'll stay." "Don't provoke me, Susana." "Without you, I don't know what I'll do." "Are you sure?" "Understand, I need you like the fields need the sun." "I've known men like you." "You think I'll give up what I have for you?" "Considering how you repulse me?" "Let me go now!" "You're not a bitch of good breeding as I thought." "You're a snake, a bad woman." "Now you will find out who I am, and what I am capable of doing." "I promise you will soon find out even at the risk of my life!" "Let me go!" "Susana." "What's the matter?" "Come here." "What's the matter?" "Why are you crying?" "I feel very sad, sir." "Why would I have to be the one to bring discord to this house." "Why?" "It's not your fault." "Doña Carmen is a saint, and I am ..." "It was terrible for me to hear I had to live in the cabins with the workers, ... but I should have left this house as she wanted me to." "I don't want you to talk about that anymore." "It's over now." "No, Doña Carmen suffers." "I have to leave, sir." "You don't realize I have offered you my support, my affection." "That is the only thing that takes away my courage to leave." "You regard me like a human being and not like other men who ..." "Well, you have had pity on me." "No, not pity." "My affection and esteem." "Not pity." "Well, for that reason it will be necessary for me leave." "How desperate I am." "Forgive me, sir, but if I couldn't see you anymore, I don't know what I would do." "I want you." "Leave me now." "Mrs. ..." "Doña Carmelita." "You look like the Magdalene." "Take a sip." "This will calm you." "Leave me alone." "Leave me, Felicia." "I need to be alone." "I'm alone." "For God's sake." "I beg of you." "Go away." "Don't be afraid." "It's necessary that I talk to you, Susana." "Not now." "Tomorrow in the field." "I don't know if I can wait until tomorrow." "I don't know if you'll be here tomorrow." "I know that my mother wanted to fire you." "That my father is upset, ... that he seems like a different man." "That they can force you to leave, ... and I don't want that." "No!" "I can't stand to lose you." "Everything will be okay." "I'm sure." "Now leave me." "It will be terrible if they find us." "Perhaps you should go with me to Mexico." "I'll visit you every day, of course." "You'll have whatever you want." "Let me go!" "We'll talk tomorrow." "Go away." "Let me think." "Go on." "Susana." "Now, please leave me." "What are you doing here at this hour?" "I wanted to talk to Susana, father, and ..." "What important things do you have to tell her and why do you have to force her door?" "Papa, don't say that." "Answer me!" "What do you want to tell her hiding in the night like a thief?" "That's my business and my business is not your concern." "You've gone mad!" "How do you dare to speak to me like that?" "Didn't you call me a thief?" "I don't find another word that fits better." "Answer!" "What are you doing here?" "I love Susana and neither you nor anybody else can stop me." "Tomorrow you return to your school in Mexico!" "Now go back to your room and give me the key to the door." "What?" "Are you going to lock me in?" "I'm not a child anymore." "I'm not afraid of you." "You can forbid me anything, but not stop me from being in love." "Obey or I will not be responsible." "Yes, I'll go, of course, but not to school, but to earn my life and Susana will come with me." "What did you say?" "If you don't go back to your room this very instant, I'll take you by force!" "Don't touch me, because if you do!" "Son!" "Come with me." "Leave me!" "Calm yourself." "But how could you have raised your fist to your father?" "How?" "He wanted to hit me." "Even so, Alberto." "He's your father." "You owe your life to him." "He's violent, strict, but not bad." "What did you do?" "See how you are also guilty of something?" "No mother." "You also are unfair." "Then why don't you tell me?" "Tell me, unburden yourself." "I'm your mother and I have to help with everything ... no matter what it is." "Confide in me." "I'll help you." "You didn't do anything wrong, right?" "First he called me a thief." "And then ..." "What are you saying?" "He makes me feel like a criminal." "As if I committed a felony." "You mean to tell me you're in love?" "Yes, mother, I'm in love and it's for the rest of my life." "I should have guessed." "After all, you're already a man." "Who is she, son?" "If you love her she must be good." "Who is she?" "Isn't it so, mother." "Isn't it so that she has to be good?" "I knew that you would understand me." "It's Susana." "Mother!" "What's the matter, mother?" "Wait!" "My God!" "My God!" "Tears are for things that can't be helped, madam." "As the saying goes, "God helps those who help themselves."" "What you have to do is throw that bitch out of here." "May God forgive me, but I felt the desire to kill her." "I knew she was the devil and she was going to bewitch us all." "Throw her out!" "Felicia, can't you see they are both crazy?" "My husband, my son." "I can't believe it." "They would kill themselves for her." "They would go after her." "There must be a way." "Something that will open their eyes." "God cannot deny me his protection." "Throw her out, madam." "Throw her out." "As the saying goes, "First we break and then we find out."" "Throw her out before it's too late." "My heart tells me so." "Throw her out." "This is the right moment." "Throw her out ... throw her out!" "Dear Lord, I don't want anything for me, I want to save this home that you gave me." "Lord, lend me your word so that I may remain here, and your hand to open your eyes." "And to me, Lord, give me the teeth of the tiger to ..." "Get dressed!" "You will leave this house immediately." "Before I ..." "Did you hear me?" "Immediately!" "I'll leave when the master asks me." "I order it and that's enough." "And if instead of me you were the one to leave?" "How about that?" "Here, madam." "Take this." "Don't dirty your hands." "I'm Christian and I don't want to ..." "Sure." "You're also an old woman, and I'm young and beautiful ... and he wants me!" "Thirst for justice!" "Such insult!" "Ma'am, even our Lord threw the merchants out of the temple when they exhausted his patience." "Hit her!" "Hit her!" "If you dare touch me I swear I'll make your own husband ... throw you out of here." "Carmen, be still." "What is happening here?" "How did you dare?" "Because she hates me." "She hates me because you protect me." "Because I love you." "Susana." "That's why she wants to throw me out." "No, it's not you who will be the one to leave this house." "Father!" "You're right." "I'm the one who should leave." "Are you crazy." "To make such a mistake on account of this stupid girl!" "There she is." "One moment." "What do you want in here?" "And who are these people?" "They come for her, sir." "It's not true." "What do you say?" "I'm an officer of the reformatory of the state, sir." "This woman escaped from there a few days ago and we have been looking for her." "You shouldn't have give her shelter." "She is dangerous." "It's not true!" "It's not true!" "And you knew it." "I can't deny it, boss." "And why didn't you say anything?" "I will have to explain it to you." "You're right." "Officer, do your duty." "Take her away." "Father!" "I was right when I said that woman was the devil." "" " Good morning, mother " " Good morning, son." "Did you sleep well?" "I'm sure tonight you'll sleep better." "Carmen, in the bedroom I left you a letter in which I tell you what I cannot say face to face." "In the letter you will find my address in Mexico." "Son, again you sat at the table before your father?" "What a glorious morning." "It's like a bath of heaven." "It seems there are not even flies." "With the permission of the bosses." "What do you want, Jesús?" "Before leaving I decided to come because I thought that your grace would like to know that Lozana woke up without any fever." "See how sprite she looks." "As if nothing had happened." "It seems like a dream." "Then, goodbye, boss." "Goodbye, Don Alberto." "Goodbye, madam." "Return to your work, Jesús." "We have many things to do." "Yes, sir." "It was a real dream." "The dream was the other one." "A nightmare of the devil." "This is the pure truth of God."