Hasn't she always been obsessed with Benjamin Lincoln? She seemed so miserable the days she didn't see him, but now she's acting reserved all of a sudden.
Weren't they a good match?
Mother Sanchez was silent for about a minute, then said in a very serious tone, "Benjamin, it's not that I don't want to be with you. But there's a question in my heart that bothers me, so for now, I can't agree."
Is this a tactful refusal? But why?
What question?
Could it still be about that matter from years ago? The one she overheard in Benjamin Lincoln and James Lincoln's conversation last time.
Benjamin Lincoln's matrimonial union was just a result of family pressure; he wasn't actually interested in that person.
She couldn't bring it up now, so she could only wait for Benjamin himself to explain it.