A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.175 · 6.175

Then send the money to your father

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— Embora, senhor; tenha a bondade de guardar esse dinheiro e envial-o ao senhor seo pae,

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'No matter, sir; be so good as to keep this money and send it to your father,

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Miguel refuses to be turned away — if the son cannot decide, let him forward the money to the one who can. He meets every dodge with patience, closing each escape route in turn. It is the quiet persistence of a man with nothing left to lose but everything to gain.

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