A Escrava Isaura 7.204 · 7.204

A single word, and a trap she does not yet know she is setting. Isaura asks why André should be glad she is here, and the question forces him toward the confession he has been circling. Her economy keeps drawing her tormentors into saying the thing they meant to keep hidden.

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