A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.139 · 6.139

Overcoming his disgust

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Miguel sobrepujando todo o odio, repugnancia e asco, que lhe inspirava a pessoa do commendador,

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Miguel, overcoming all the hatred, repugnance, and loathing that the commander's person inspired in him,

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Three words for revulsion — hatred, repugnance, loathing — measure exactly how much Miguel must swallow to approach the man who ruined him. Love does not soften the disgust; it simply outweighs it.

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