A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.164 · 6.164

Exactly what my father asked

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— E’ justamente a somma exigida por meo pae.

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'It is just the sum demanded by my father.'

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He concedes the crucial point aloud — the sum is exactly what his father set. The admission traps him: he cannot claim the price is wrong, so he must dodge the authority instead, disowning the deal his father made.

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