In the Time of the Butterflies

(Chapter Five)

After agreeing to marry Jaimito, what does Dede do with the envelope from Virgillio for Minerva? What is her justification?

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She opens the envelope and reads it, after which she burns it. Dede justifies her actions based on the fact that she will not allow her sister to be exposed to that kind of danger (running away with Lio).

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