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O Guarani 20.29 · 20.29

Peri yields the glory

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Cecília aplaudia batendo as mãos; Peri ficava contente por ver a senhora alegre; e embora para ele que fazia muito mais, aquilo fosse uma coisa vulgar, deixava que o moço conservasse a superioridade, e fosse por todos admirado.

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Cecília applauded, clapping her hands; Peri was glad to see the lady cheerful; and though for him, who did much more, that was a common thing, he let the young man keep the superiority and be admired by all.

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