[21.2] A última hora, At the last moment.
[21.3] allá la señá Isabel, I refer you to Mrs. Elizabeth. Cf. [page 14], note 7.
[21.4] entre dientes, mumbling.
[21.5] saltó, burst out.
[21.6] recalcando, emphasizing.
[21.7] a no encontrarse, a + inf. = an if-clause, just as al + inf. = a time-clause.
[21.8] de espaldas, with his back turned.
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[23.1] justificado, righteous, upright.
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