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— Sim: a vida pertence a Deus, e o homem que pensa no futuro, deve preveni-lo. É costume encarregar-se isto a um escriba; nem o tenho aqui, nem o julgo necessário. Um fidalgo não pode confiar melhor a sua última vontade do que a duas almas nobres e leais como as vossas. Perde-se um papel, rompe-se, queima-se; o coração de um cavalheiro que tem sua espada para defendê-lo, e seu dever para guiá-lo, é um documento vivo e um executor fiel. Este será pois o meu testamento. Ouvi-me.
Yes: life belongs to God, and the man who thinks of the future must provide for it. It is the custom to charge a scribe with this; I have none here, nor do I judge it needful. A nobleman can entrust his last will no better than to two souls as noble and loyal as yours. A paper is lost, is torn, is burned; the heart of a gentleman who has his sword to defend it and his duty to guide it is a living document and a faithful executor. This, then, shall be my testament. Hear me.
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