A Escrava Isaura 8.96 · 8.96

Here the narrator states the law the whole subplot obeys: in 'almas ternas e bondosas,' tender and kindly souls, 'o odio se desvanece muito mais depressa do que o amor' — hatred fades far faster than love. Malvina's very goodness dooms her resolve; the same soft heart that cannot bear injustice cannot sustain hatred either. Her flight will not cure her love, only remove her from its object.

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