I would kill myself first
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— Compreendo-te, amigo; votaste a tua vida inteira à felicidade dessa menina. Não receies que te ofenda nunca na pessoa dela. Sabes se eu a amo; e não te zangues, Peri, se disser que a tua dedicação não é maior do que a minha. Antes que me matasses, creio que me mataria a mim mesmo se tivera a desgraça de fazer Cecília infeliz.
— I understand you, friend; you have vowed your whole life to that girl's happiness. Do not fear that I would ever wrong you in her person. You know whether I love her; and do not be angry, Peri, if I say that your devotion is no greater than mine. Sooner than you should kill me, I believe I would kill myself if I had the misfortune of making Cecília unhappy.
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