A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.131 · 6.131

The wife opened her house

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A esposa do commendador, na ausencia deste, dava ao portuguez franca entrada em sua casa,

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The commander's wife, in his absence, gave the Portuguese free entry to her house,

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The good mistress quietly undoes her husband's cruelty, letting Miguel in whenever the master is gone. Her kindness is the counterweight to Leôncio's line — proof the story keeps offering that decency and power occasionally, briefly, met in the same house.

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