A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.128 · 6.128

The commander mostly away

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Como o commendador quase sempre achava-se na côrte ou em Campos,

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As the commander was almost always at court or in Campos,

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The old master is an absentee, off at the imperial court in Rio or attending to business in Campos. His absences are the gap through which Miguel's small happiness slips in — the freedom to see his child when the owner is away.

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