I wish to tell you
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— Quero dizer-lhe,— exclamou a moça em tom severo,
'I wish to tell you,' exclaimed the young woman in a severe tone,
She switches back to the formal 'lhe' — dizer-lhe — pulling the register cold again. Notice the pronouns swing back and forth across this scene: each is a small lever of distance or nearness.
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