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O Guarani 11.13 · 11.13

An affection that seemed so innocent

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A afeição que tinha a Álvaro lhe parecia tão inocente, tão natural, que nunca se lembrara que devia um dia passar daquilo que era, isto é, de um prazer que fazia sorrir, e de um enleio que fazia corar.

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The affection she felt for Álvaro seemed to her so innocent, so natural, that it had never occurred to her that it must one day pass beyond what it was — that is, beyond a pleasure that made her smile and a bashful confusion that made her blush.

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