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— E que te importa isso? eu estou bem satisfeita aqui.
— And what does that matter to you? I am quite content here.
Isaura cuts the flattery off at the root: 'que te importa isso?,' what is any of this to you? She refuses both the compliment and the standing it presumes — that he has any claim to opinions about her life. Her flat 'estou bem satisfeita aqui' is the same shield she raised against Rosa: contentment declared, argument declined.
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