He left me no authority
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Meo pae acha-se na côrte, e não deixou-me autorisação alguma para tratar de semelhante negocio.
My father is at court, and left me no authorization to deal with such a matter.
The alibi is complete: the father is far away in Rio, and left no power of attorney. Every link in the excuse is arranged to make Leôncio powerless on paper while, in fact, he is the one man who could free her with a word.
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