'It was jubilation'
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pelo contrario era jubilo, que sentia com a realização daquella caprichosa resolução de Malvina,
on the contrary, it was jubilation he felt at the carrying-out of that capricious resolution of Malvina's,
The truth is the opposite of the pose: 'era jubilo' — it was jubilation. Her leaving is exactly what he wanted, and he calls her decision 'caprichosa,' a whim, cheapening the moral courage it actually took. To him her flight is not a wife's just protest but a lucky caprice that clears his path.
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