A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 6.91 · 6.91

You must be the father

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— Pelo que vejo,— disse por fim,— o senhor deve ser o pae....

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PeloPE-luFrom thequekewhatvejoVE-zhuI see,disseDEE-sihe saidporporatfimfeenglast,outhesenhorse-NYORyoudeveDE-vemustserserbeouthepaepaifather....

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'From what I see,' he said at last, 'you must be the father....

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The stall begins. Leôncio slows everything, trailing off in dots — 'you must be the father...' — pretending to grope for a memory he has no need to grope for. The cruelty is deliberate and unhurried.

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