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e depois de procurar em vão a irmã por todos os cantos da casa,
and after searching in vain for his sister through every corner of the house,
and after searching in vain for his sister through every corner of the house,
Henrique hunts for Malvina now — 'procurar em vão a irmã por todos os cantos'. The searching mirrors, gently, the hunt-imagery of the chapter: everyone in this house is either seeking or sought. He comes looking for the sister whose grief he caused, and finds her, as he must, behind a locked door.
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