A ESCRAVA ISAURA

A Escrava Isaura 7.89 · 7.89

The reflex of an aching heart

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mas isso era o reflexo das inquietações e angustias, que lhe opprimião o coração,

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but that was the reflection of the disquiet and anguish that oppressed her heart,

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Guimarães is careful to name the true cause. The sadness in her smile is not wounded pride at the demotion — he will say so outright in the next breath — but the deeper dread of a captive whose fate is closing in. The heart is 'oppressed,' the same word an era used for tyranny.

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