Crushing his wife's heart
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a esmagar sem piedade o coração de sua meiga e carinhosa esposa, para obter a satisfação de seos freneticos desejos.
to crush without pity the heart of his gentle and loving wife, to obtain the satisfaction of his frenzied desires.
The list of casualties climbs to its worst: 'esmagar sem piedade o coração de sua meiga e carinhosa esposa,' to crush without pity the heart of his gentle, loving wife. Malvina, who loves him, is to be sacrificed like everyone else — and the purpose is named at last without any veil: 'a satisfação de seos freneticos desejos,' the satisfaction of his frenzied desires. Not love, not need — appetite, and its gratification at any human cost.
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