They want that money, and they intend to get it by forcing her into religion and inducing her to sign the usual testament made by nuns, conferring all their earthly goods upon the order into which they are admitted." Then Sarrion went back to his original question.
"And... ?" "As soon as we see signs of their being likely to succeed I propose to see Juanita again." "You can do it despite them ?" "Yes, I can do it." "And... ?" "I shall explain the position to her--that her bad fortune has given her choice of two evils." "That is one way of putting it." "It is the only honest way." Sarrion shrugged his shoulders.
"My friend," he said, "I do not think that love and honesty are much in sympathy.".