A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.184 · 6.184

Pale, he sat at the table

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Pálido, sombrio e pensativo, foi sentar-se junto a uma mesa, onde havia papel e tinta,

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Pale, gloomy, and pensive, he went to sit by a table where there was paper and ink,

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His body tells the truth his words hid — pale, dark, brooding. He goes through the motions of compliance without any of its spirit, and the paper and ink wait like instruments of a promise he has no intention of keeping.

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