'All means fruitless'
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e vendo emfim que eram infructiferos todos esses meios,
and seeing at last that all these means were fruitless,
The turning point of the whole siege: 'vendo emfim que eram infructiferos todos esses meios' — seeing at last that every means was fruitless. Bribery, vows, grovelling, all have failed against Isaura's steadfastness. It is a victory, though a terrible one, for it is precisely her refusal that will summon the violence. The 'brandos e suasivos' means having failed, only force remains, and the chapter tilts toward the whip.
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