But as usual, she would give a very slight apology, just so she could have her present and be happy with herself, when after a walk to a nice drink store he took her to the mine and said to her
Renato: look for a black box and open it.
As if it was a game against the clock she hurriedly looked for the box and once in her hands she opened it with haste and when she took out the gift she said
Margaret: This is real, you really bought a dress for me... very similar to that girl's dress.
This one who laughs as if the joke was the best says: Are you silly or what, I would never buy anything for you, no one in fact -after a pause she says- that is stolen... -while still laughing she says- buy .... This girl really makes me laugh.
His plan was to leave her alone, but he wanted to stay and see her figure while she tried on the dress, Margaret in spite of having heard such a statement didn't mind in the least, she had her gift which was the most important thing, but just when she was about to speak he says
Renato: ah no, not that, if you want more things ..... then learn how to steal.
Astounded, she asks, "How do you know what I was going to say?
He laughs and says without any problem that they both think the same way and that he was not going to do that for her.
By now Margaret understood that if she wanted to be at a good height or position she had to put more effort and let her victims appear in front of her with better things. The first few days she was only able to steal a few things like: earrings, purses, coats, Renato just by seeing that said to himself
Renato: what a useless woman, and if she were good maybe she would be good at sex or giving slight ideas -while sighing and staring at her he says in an uncomfortable tone- tomorrow we will do it together and watch how I do it.
She excitedly nods to the great idea and decides to follow Renato's indications step by step, he taught her how not to be detected so easily, how to make believe that the mistake was of the others and divert paths to be able to steal calmly; they always used a different disguise, so it was difficult for the Guardia to catch them.
Roberto for some reason felt that Margaret was fully involved in this matter but without proof he had no way to warn about it, he arrived just as he arrived, without anything extra and in a calm manner, he thought that maybe it was his idea since Margaret in her own way had shown a change, although she almost never stopped a whole day at home, when she could Roberto went to Estrella's house at night and told her his doubts and everything he thought, for some reason Estrella understood him and said that she felt the same way.
But as he says... "Maybe they had really changed" and they both decided to trust more in their brothers and put their hands in the fire for them, without knowing that this decision would be expensive.
Already in 1 month Margaret had learned to steal in day took more than she imagined, Renato always forced her to take breaks to mislead the Guards, but in their breaks were walks and studies of unsafe areas and then return to their "adventures".
One day Roberto asked his sister for a favor believing that she would accept it in a good way, the request was to go with him to look for his uncle who was visiting the house and buy some things, she said no and decided to go to take a bath, her brother patiently waited for her and when he saw her coming out of the bathroom he asked her why she was declining since it was her own uncle who she was looking for and she would accept the no if it was someone that only he knew.
Margaret, already angry with so much pretending, lets her true nature show a little bit and in an uncomfortable tone tells her
Margaret: that's neither my problem, nor my business... it's none of my business.
This uncomfortable by such an answer becomes uncomfortable and in an angry tone asks her: What do you have against the family, have we done something wrong?
This one who looks at him even angrier and with buffoonery says: Yes, they have done something very serious, to let me be born in poverty.
When he told her that she was crazy for thinking like that and not being a rational argument, she slaps him in the face, leaving his cheek red.
Roberto: What you said is unforgivable and neither is what you have done, I am not capable of hitting you because mother educated me very well, but I will not deny that you deserve a good beating.
She still with her hand raised and almost naked because her washcloth had run, asks him to leave her alone and goes to her bedroom to rest.
That same night Roberto went to Estrella's house to ask her to accompany him to look for his uncle and so they take the opportunity to tell him something delicate and that he considers serious for the family.
The next morning he left early at dawn to arrive early to the port to receive his uncle and talk calmly with Estrella, on the way to the port he told her what had happened the day before and how he felt, he had not been able to sleep all night and for that reason he had not been able to think with a cool head and calmly.