Cecília's lingering dread
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Cecília porém, apesar do reconhecimento que lhe inspirava a sua dedicação por ela, não podia vencer o receio que sentia vendo um desses selvagens de quem sua mãe lhe fazia tão feia descrição, e de cujo nome se servia para meter-lhe medo quando criança.
Cecília, however, despite the gratitude his devotion to her inspired, could not overcome the dread she felt on seeing one of those savages of whom her mother gave so ugly a description, and whose name she used to frighten her as a child.
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