A Escrava Isaura 7.127 · 7.127

Isaura's answer is a single dry word — 'Devéras!', Really! — and the narrator tells us her whole strategy: to meet aggression with 'brandura e paciencia,' mildness and patience. It is the tactic of the powerless raised to a discipline, and the chapter will test how long it can hold.

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