He was saying to himself, "It is the fruit of sin.

I warned the Senora, when she married this heretic, that trouble would come of it.

Very well, it has come." Then like a flash a new thought invaded his mind--If the Senor Doctor disappeared forever, why not induce the Senora and her daughters to go into a religious house?
There was a great deal of money.

The church could use it well.
Antonia did not understand the thought, but she understood its animus, and again she requested his withdrawal.

This time she went close to him, and bravely looked straight into his eyes.