A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.101 · 6.101

Let us look at the good Portuguese

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aproveitemo-nos do ensejo para contemplar a figura do bom e honrado portuguez,

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let us take the occasion to contemplate the figure of the good and honorable Portuguese,

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The storyteller steps forward in the first person plural — 'let us take the occasion' — the intimate, guiding voice of the 19th-century novel, inviting the reader to look closely at Miguel and take his measure as a good, honorable man.

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