How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Your husband was offered his freedom and his farm back—"
My heart leapt!
"—if he proved his loyalty to El Jefe by divorcing his Mirabal wife."
"Oh?" I could feel my heart like a hand making a fist in my chest.
[…] "You Mirabal women must be something else" […]. (3.10.47-51)
See what we mean? El Jefe doesn't give anything away for free. He requires sacrifice from all of his subjects. His offer to Pedrito is crazy, obviously; Pedrito is willing to sacrifice his freedom and possibly his life in order to maintain his marriage to Patria.