A Escrava Isaura 8.70 · 8.70

Malvina brushes the sophistry aside for what it is: 'que miseravel desculpa,' a miserable, paltry excuse. The ironic endearment 'meo amigo' — my friend — cuts rather than softens; she will not be talked in circles. Her instinct sees through the elaborate reasoning to the mean thing underneath.

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