A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.44 · 6.44

What did I tell you?

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— O que lhe dizia eu, senhor Leoncio? acudio Henrique,

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'What was I telling you, Mr. Leôncio?' put in Henrique,

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Henrique — Malvina's brother, who warned Leôncio about keeping Isaura in Chapter III — barges back in with an 'I told you so.' His self-satisfaction will make a bad scene worse: he cares less for his sister's dignity than for being proved right.

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