Hush! — finger to his lips
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— Caludo!— murmurou Miguel, levando o dedo á boca e apontando para Leoncio.
'Hush!' murmured Miguel, raising his finger to his mouth and pointing at Leôncio.
The gesture of secrecy — finger to lips, a glance toward the master. Even their joy must be hidden from the man who owns her; the intimacy of father and daughter has to be conducted under the enemy's eye. (The 1875 text prints 'Caludo' for 'Calado!' — hush.)
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