A Escrava Isaura 7.176 · 7.176

The verb is the sharpest she can reach for: 'martyrizar,' to martyr, to make a martyr of. She feels a conspiracy of the whole world, 'em toda parte,' everywhere, sworn against her one small hope of quiet. The religious word is not idle — she casts her suffering as a martyrdom, endured for no fault of her own.

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