Consider my position.

Here am I compelled for my sins to inhabit this wilderness with my poor granddaughter--" "She is not your granddaughter!" I suddenly interrupted, thinking to surprise him into an admission.
But he took his time to answer.

"Senor, we are never sure of anything in this world.

Not absolutely sure.

Thus, it may come to pass that you will one day marry, and that your wife will in due time present you with a son--one that will inherit your fortune and transmit your name to posterity.