ALENCAR

O Guarani 1.41 · 1.41

A little door onto the garden

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Da alcova, abria-se uma portinha sobre o jardim.

From the alcove, a little door opened onto the garden.

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From the alcove, a small door opened onto the garden.

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The chapter ends on a threshold. After the long inventory of the house, Alencar leaves a small door standing open between the girl's chamber and the wild garden on the cliff — the exact seam, indoors and out, where the story's people will soon begin to move.

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