A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.21 · 6.21

Shame on us both

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que infamia!... que vergonha para nós ambos?...

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quekewhatinfamiain-FA-mi-ainfamy!...quekewhatvergonhaver-GO-nyashameparaPA-rafornósnoshusambosAM-bushboth?...

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'what infamy!... what shame for us both?...'

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'Para nós ambos' — for us both — is the generous, married note under the fury: his disgrace is hers too, and she still counts them as one even while accusing him. That shared shame is why she fights instead of simply leaving.

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