A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 7.230 · 7.230

'He's as far along as I am'

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O que vale,— continuou André comsigo e retirando-se,— o que vale é que neste negocio parece-me que elle anda tão adiantado como eu.

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The good of it, André went on to himself as he withdrew, the good of it is that in this business it seems to me he is as far along as I am.

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André salves his pride with a nasty consolation, muttered as he goes: at least 'elle' — the master — 'anda tão adiantado como eu,' is no further along with Isaura than he is. Misery loves company, and rejection is softened by the thought that even Leôncio has not had her. The line also confirms, coldly, what Isaura dreads: everyone in the house is 'in this business,' circling the same prey.

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