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He had to make a great effort not to protest aloud, and he left the church.

His sister-in-law had no right to kneel there among those people.
"They ought to put her out!" he growled indignantly.

"She is compromising God with her absurd entreaties." But in spite of his annoyance, he had to endure her living in his household, and at the same time had taken great pains to prevent her nationality being known outside.
It was a severe trial for Don Marcelo to be obliged to keep silent when at table with his family.

He had to avoid the hysterics of his sister-in-law who promptly burst into sighs and sobs at the slightest allusion to her hero; and he feared equally the complaints of his wife, always ready to defend her sister, as though she were the victim.

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