Chapter 22 Summary

When Salvador tells his mother the good news, she explains to him that some of the things Lupe has told him are true. When a couple marries, their first family should be their own, and they should remain somewhat removed from the rest of their respective families for the first few years.

Salvador goes to get the priest to take him to Lupe's but finds him drunk, so he has to sober him up in the process. In doing so the priest convinces Salvador to have a few drinks himself, and, by the time they get to Lupe's they are both drunk. Lupe and her parents are expecting them, and, even though they are late, her whole family is dressed in their best clothes and ready to greet them warmly. At first the priest does extremely well, telling the how good a man...