'She meant to free her'
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e que era seo mais ardente desejo libertal-a por sua morte e deixar-lhe um legado consideravel, que lhe assegurasse o futuro.
and that it was her most ardent wish to free her at her death and leave her a considerable legacy that would secure her future.
The mother's intention was not vague affection but a concrete plan: freedom at her death and 'um legado consideravel,' a substantial legacy, to 'assegurar o futuro,' secure Isaura's future. This is the whole shape of a decent provision — liberty plus the means to live free. Malvina lays it before her husband as the standard he is failing, the good that was meant and that he alone prevents.
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