"of course, crespi," she said. "but when we know each other better. it's never good to be hasty in things." ursula was confused. in spite of the esteem she had for pietro crespi, she could not tell whether his decision was good or bad from the moral point of view after his prolonged and famous engagement to rebeca. but she finally accepted it as an unqualified fact because no one shared her doubts. aureliano, who was the man of the house, confused her further with his enigmatic and final opinion:
"these are not the times to go around thinking about weddings."