In the Time of the Butterflies
why does pedrito hesitate to let the revolutionaries meet at his house
in the book in the time of the butterflies
in the book in the time of the butterflies
"Pedrito becomes upset that the revolutionaries are meeting in their backyard, since a new law has been passed that will allow the government to confiscate the land of anyone found to be harboring any enemies of the regime."
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