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O Guarani 12.19 · 12.19

The lady drops to her knees

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A dama vendo o movimento do escudeiro supôs que a onça atirava-se à janela, e caiu de joelhos murmurando uma oração ao santo advogado contra as feras.

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The lady, seeing the squire's movement, supposed the jaguar was hurling itself at the window, and fell to her knees murmuring a prayer to the saint who is patron against wild beasts.

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