A Escrava Isaura 7.40 · 7.40

Joaquina turns on Rosa at once — the elder's authority against the young one's spite. She is the only defender Isaura has in the room, and she uses her standing to shut the slander down. The senzala has its own justice, and the old woman keeps it.

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