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           WhenPietroCrespifoundoutaboutthenewpostponement,hewentthroughacrisisofdisappointment,butRebecagaveafinalproofofherloyalty."We’llelopewheneveryousay,"shetoldhim.PietroCrespi,however,wasnotamanofadventure.Helackedtheimpulsivecharacterofhisfiancéeandheconsideredrespectforone’sgivenwordasawealththatshouldnotbesquandered.ThenRebecaturnedtomoreaudaciousmethods.Amysteriouswindblewoutthelampsintheparlorandúrsulasurprisedtheloverskissinginthedark.PietroCrespigavesomeconfusedexplanationsaboutthepoorqualityofmodernpitchlampsandheevenhelpedherinstallamoresecuresystemofilluminationfortheroom.ButthefuelfailedagainorthewicksbecamecloggedandúrsulafoundRebecasittingonherfiancé’slap.Thistimeshewouldacceptnoexplanation.SheturnedtheresponsibilityofthebakeryovertotheIndianwomanandsatinarockingchairtowatchovertheyoungpeopleduringthevisits,readytowinoutovermaneuversthathadalreadybeenoldwhenshewasagirl."PoorMama,"Rebecawouldsaywithmockindignation,seeingúrsulayawnduringtheboredomofthevisits."Whenshediesshe’llgoofftoherrewardinthatrockingchair."Afterthreemonthsofsupervisedlove,fatiguedbytheslowprogressoftheconstruction,whichhewenttoinspecteveryday,PietroCrespidecidedtogiveFatherNicanorthemoneyheneededtofinishthechurch.Amarantadidnotgrowimpatient.