suffice to say , nothing was going to stand in the way of this local boy getting himself a slice of the british pie and seor estrada was not a fellow with whom one should trifle a tall and imposing figure who was often quick to find means of retribution when his ambitions were thwarted and whilst constanza 's family were thrilled with the financial security that their daughter 's marriage would bring , they harboured fears that their rather forthright girl would not sit well within the shackles of matrimony with a man such as estrada .