Gentleness as the surest device
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Cuidava o velho, presumpçoso conhecedor do coração das mulheres, que a brandura seria o mais seguro expediente para levar a filha ao esquecimento d’aquelle pueril amor a Simão.
The old man reckoned — a presumptuous connoisseur of women's hearts — that gentleness would be the surest device to lead his daughter to forget that puerile love for Simão.
Thadeu, a self-appointed expert on women's hearts, reasons that soft handling is the safest way to make Thereza forget Simão.
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