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O Guarani 23.29 · 23.29

A bracelet of pearls

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A caixinha continha um simples bracelete de pérolas; mas estas eram do mais puro esmalte e lindas como pérolas que eram; bem mostravam que tinham sido escolhidas pelos olhos de Álvaro, e destinadas ao braço de Cecília.

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The little box held a simple bracelet of pearls; but these were of the purest lustre and lovely as the pearls they were; they showed well that they had been chosen by Álvaro's eyes, and destined for Cecília's arm.

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