A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.230 · 6.230

Who knows, my daughter

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— Quem sabe, minha filha!— replicou gravemente o pai.

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'Who knows, my daughter!' the father replied gravely.

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Against her despair the father sets an unbroken 'who knows.' It is not false comfort but faith — the same trust in God that carried him through a year of sacrifice. Miguel meets ruin the way he met the impossible price: refusing to give up.

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