A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.11 · 6.11

In vain you feign surprise

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— E’ debalde, que o senhor se finge sorprehendido; bem sabe a causa do meo desgosto.

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'It is in vain that you feign surprise; you well know the cause of my grief.'

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She refuses him the exit. 'É debalde' — it is useless to play innocent, you know exactly why I grieve. The archaic 'E’' (é) and 'sorprehendido' are the 1875 orthography preserved throughout the book.

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