A Escrava Isaura 7.177 · 7.177

She names her two persecutors in the house — the 'brancos,' the white men Leôncio and Henrique — and their method: not open force but 'intrigas e enredos,' intrigues and snares, the patient machinery of men who own their prey and can afford to scheme. 'Armar' — to set, to arm, as one sets a trap — makes the pursuit a hunt.

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