A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.22 · 6.22

Won't you explain?

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— Mas emfim não te explicarás?

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Masmashbutemfimeng-FEENGafter allnãonãunotteteyourselfexplicarásesh-pli-ka-RASHwill you explain?

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'But will you not explain yourself, then?'

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He shifts tactic — from mockery to feigned reasonableness, inviting her to 'explain,' as if the fault were her vagueness. It keeps him in the posture of the calm, injured party.

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