Before he could answer
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Antes que Leoncio pudesse responder a esta pergunta,
Before Leôncio could answer this question,
The hinge of the whole chapter — 'before he could answer.' Fate cuts in exactly at the moment of decision, sparing Leôncio the need to keep or break his word by making the word meaningless. The timing is the cruelty.
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