He stays for her sake
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cedendo emfim aos rogos e instancias de Malvina, consentio em ficar-lhe fazendo companhia durante os dias de nojo.
yielding at last to Malvina's pleas and entreaties, consented to stay and keep her company through the days of mourning.
He stays for love of his sister, 'cedendo aos rogos e instancias,' giving in to her pleas and insistence. The detail matters: Malvina wants her brother beside her because she senses the reckoning coming with her husband, and she does not want to face it alone. Henrique will be her 'guarda-costa,' her escort, in the confrontation and the departure to follow.
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