A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.68 · 6.68

Whoever it is, come in

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— Quem quer que é, pode entrar,— gritou Leoncio dando graças ao céo,

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'Whoever it is, come in,' cried Leôncio, giving thanks to heaven,

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He seizes the interruption like a lifeline — 'giving thanks to heaven' for any excuse to end the scene. The irony is thick: the very visitor he blesses as a rescue is the father of the woman at the heart of his ruin.

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