'Wrath to the last degree'
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o que levou ao ultimo gráo de exacerbação a colera e o despeito de Malvina.
which drove Malvina's wrath and spite to the last degree of exacerbation.
The mockery works exactly as designed, driving her 'colera' and 'despeito' — wrath and spite, the wounded resentment of one made to feel powerless — 'ao ultimo gráo de exacerbação,' to the last degree. And that is his aim: an exasperated wife may flee, and a fled wife leaves him alone with Isaura. His flippancy is not carelessness but strategy, pushing her toward the exit he wants.
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