A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.125 · 6.125

Work was not lacking

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Não lhe faltava serviço nem acolhimento pelas fazendas vizinhas.

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He lacked neither work nor welcome among the neighboring plantations.

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His worth is confirmed by the market for it — every neighboring estate would have him. The detail quietly rebukes the old master: what he threw away in contempt, others would have taken gladly.

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