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I'M GOING TO let Sara Pérez speak, Sara P., Nazario Esparza's second wife. I confess her vocabulary offends me, though less than the facts the words ostentatiously display. Ostentatious: Sara P. takes pride in her virtues: The ones that stand out are vulgarity, cynicism, ignorance, perhaps black humor, possibly a hidden desire for seduction, I don't know.
First of all, I'll correct my previous affirmation. Jericó begged off accompanying us to the Esparzas' house. "I don't have time" was the message he sent to Sanginés and me. "The president's office is very demanding. Besides, I don't know what I can contribute. Sorry."