A Escrava Isaura 3.122 · 3.122

The three exclamation points carry a bitter astonishment. That she, who may be handled at will, should be charged with cruelty toward the people who own her — the accusation turns the world upside down, and she says so. 'Pelo amor de Deos', for the love of God, is half plea and half protest against an unfairness too large to argue.

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