A Escrava Isaura 7.48 · 7.48

'The trouble was old master taking a liking to her' — the whole catastrophe stated as flatly as a weather report. The master's desire is the first cause; everything else follows. Joaquina waves off the details ('I've told you') because on the fazenda the story is always the same, only the names change.

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