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I guess I don’t know much about Spain’s climate following the Civil War, so your points about the mother latching on to Vidal to avoid a life of poverty and woe would make sense.
Do you think the mom was then using Vidal for the security for her and her daughter, or do you think she genuinely loved the dude? Maybe both?
He didn't strike me as that lovable so I would think security for herself and her child was her main motivation. I seem to remember that she took over her husband's tailoring, and that she continued to work on Vidal's clothing and that was how they got started. Even having a source of income, she would have had a tenuous existence. The possibility that he did kill the husband is interesting to me. And I guess maybe he was charming and seduced her and then turned into a prick....that happens too. I just don't feel she probably had many options