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Quote #10
She says Berto and Raúl aren't like brothers anymore, fighting all the time. She wants me to decide which one I want, then let the other one go eat tamarinds. So, she says, which one is it going to be?
Neither one, I blurt out because suddenly I see that what I'm headed for with either one is this mother-in-law. (2.7.111-112)
María Teresa is a real heartbreaker. She's got her cousins Berto and Raúl, two brothers, fighting for her attention. Their mother, Tía Flor, tells her to make up her mind so that her boys can find peace. What's interesting is that Mate immediately recognizes that by marrying one of the boys she'd be marrying the whole family and decides against it.