The sarcasm turned back
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de que se servira contra elle, o sarcasmo, que as circumstancias lhe permittião vibrar de modo victorioso e decisivo.
which he had used against him, the sarcasm, that the circumstances allowed him to strike in a victorious, decisive way.
which he had used against him, the sarcasm, that the circumstances allowed him to strike in a victorious, decisive way.
The weapon is Leoncio's own, handed back: sarcasm, 'de que se servira contra elle', which he had just used. And Henrique holds the winning hand — 'as circumstancias lhe permittião', the circumstances allowed it — because he knows something his tormentor does not want known. The blow will be 'victorioso e decisivo', sure and final, precisely because it is aimed at a secret.
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