'That exorbitant sum'
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e Miguel já te veio pôr nas mãos essa exorbitante quantia.
and Miguel already came to put that exorbitant sum into your hands.
The money is not a promise but a fact already delivered: old Miguel 'já te veio pôr nas mãos' — already came and laid it in your hands. The ransom sits in Leôncio's possession; nothing stands between Isaura and freedom except his will. Malvina strips away every excuse of practicality.
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