, ▁sick ly ▁Ang ust ias ▁should ▁receive ▁both ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁inheritance ▁and ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁marry ▁and ▁escape ▁their ▁suff oc ating ▁home ▁environment . ▁ ▁Young est ▁sister ▁Ad ela , ▁str icken ▁with ▁sudden ▁spirit ▁and ▁j ub ilation ▁after ▁her ▁father ' s ▁fun eral , ▁def ies ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁orders ▁and ▁d ons ▁a ▁green ▁dress ▁instead ▁of ▁remaining ▁in ▁m our ning ▁black . ▁Her ▁brief ▁taste ▁of ▁youth ful ▁joy ▁suddenly ▁sh at ters ▁when ▁she ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Ang ust ias ▁will ▁be ▁marry ing ▁Pe pe . ▁Pon cia , ▁Bernard a ' s ▁ma id , ▁advis es ▁Ad ela ▁to ▁b ide ▁her ▁time : ▁Ang ust ias ▁will ▁probably ▁die ▁deliver ing ▁her ▁first ▁child . ▁Dist ress ed , ▁Ad ela ▁threat ens ▁to ▁run ▁into ▁the ▁streets ▁in ▁her ▁green ▁dress , ▁but ▁her ▁sister s ▁manage ▁to ▁stop ▁her . ▁Sud den ly ▁they ▁see ▁Pe pe ▁coming ▁down ▁the ▁street . ▁She ▁stays ▁behind ▁while ▁her ▁sister s ▁r ush ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁look , ▁until ▁a ▁ma id ▁hints ▁that ▁she ▁could ▁get ▁a ▁better ▁look ▁from ▁her ▁bed room ▁window . ▁ ▁As ▁Pon cia ▁and ▁Bernard a ▁discuss ▁the ▁daughters ' ▁inherit ances ▁up st airs , ▁Bernard a ▁sees ▁Ang ust ias ▁we aring ▁make up . ▁App alled ▁that ▁Ang ust ias ▁would ▁def y ▁her ▁orders ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁m our ning , ▁Bernard