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Chapter 31

           Andwhounderstandsthem?Notme,becauseifIdidIwouldforgiveitall.Tounderstandistoforgive.That’snottrue.Forgivenesshasbeenexaggerated.ForgivenessisaChristianideaandSpainhasneverbeenaChristiancountry.IthasalwayshaditsownspecialidolworshipwithintheChurch.OtraVirgenmás.Isupposethatwaswhytheyhadtodestroythevirginsoftheirenemies.Surelyitwasdeeperwiththem,withtheSpanishreligionfanatics,thanitwaswiththepeople.ThepeoplehadgrownawayfromtheChurchbecausetheChurchwasinthegovernmentandthegovernmenthadalwaysbeenrotten.Thiswastheonlycountrythatthereformationneverreached.TheywerepayingfortheInquisitionnow,allright.

           Well,itwassomethingtothinkabout.Somethingtokeepyourmindfromworryingaboutyourwork.Itwassounderthanpretending.God,hehaddonealotofpretendingtonight.AndPilarhadbeenpretendingallday.Sure.Whatiftheywerekilledtomorrow?Whatdiditmatteraslongastheydidthebridgeproperly?Thatwasalltheyhadtodotomorrow.

           Itdidn’t.Youcouldn’tdothesethingsindefinitely.Butyouweren’tsupposedtoliveforever.MaybeIhavehadallmylifeinthreedays,hethought.Ifthat’strueIwishwewouldhavespentthelastnightdifferently.Butlastnightsareneveranygood.Lastnothingsareanygood.Yes,lastwordsweregoodsometimes."VivamyhusbandwhowasMayorofthistown"wasgood.

           Heknewitwasgoodbecauseitmadeatinglerunalloverhimwhenhesaidittohimself

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