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O Guarani 10.58 · 10.58

He did well to turn back

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E fazia bem em voltar, porque o índio com o seu zelo ardente não duvidaria vazar-lhe os olhos para evitar que chegando-se à beira do rio, visse a moça a banhar-se nas águas.

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And he did well to turn back, for the Indian, in his ardent zeal, would not have hesitated to put out his eyes to keep him, coming to the river's edge, from seeing the girl bathing in the waters.

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