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Amor de Perdição 3.58 · 3.58

Her coolness shakes him

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A desplicencia enfadosa d’esta resposta abalou algum tanto as convicções do fidalgo, respeito á innocencia, modestia e acanhamento de sua prima.

The tiresome indifference of this reply shook the nobleman's convictions somewhat, as to the innocence, modesty, and shyness of his cousin.

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The wearisome flatness of her answer jars the fidalgo's flattering picture of a modest, bashful, innocent girl.

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