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O Guarani 19.33 · 19.33

A daughter of Eve

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Cecília era uma menina ingênua e inocente, que nem sequer tinha consciência do seu poder, e do encanto de sua casta beleza; mas era filha de Eva, e não podia se eximir de um quase nada de vaidade.

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Cecília was a naive and innocent girl, who was not even aware of her power, and of the charm of her chaste beauty; but she was a daughter of Eve, and could not free herself from an almost-nothing of vanity.

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