Perhaps, if the truth be told, that is why he settled on her, Beatriz. Because in his line of work he comes across too many women like Margarita, energetic, brilliant, acquisitive; because, that evening at Boffini’s, she, Beatriz, seemed the epitome of the unobtrusive, undemanding yet entirely presentable woman who would attend to his needs without giving too much trouble. If so, what an insult!
