A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.180 · 6.180

Write to your father at once

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— Escreve, escreve quanto antes a teo pae;

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'Write, write to your father as soon as possible;

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The doubled imperative — 'escreve, escreve' — is a wife's command, brooking no delay. Malvina forces the very act (writing to the father) that Leôncio has been dodging, and for a moment it seems the deal will hold.

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