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— De certo, Sr, Loredano; nada é mais natural a quem viaja, do que o desejo de chegar.
— Of course, Sr. Loredano; nothing is more natural to a traveller than the wish to arrive.
Álvaro answers lightly: certainly, Sr. Loredano; nothing is more natural to a traveller than the wish to arrive.
Álvaro parries with a smooth generality, refusing to take the bait. The exchange settles into its true form — a fencing-match of proverbs and pleasantries, in which the Italian is testing exactly how much the young man will let slip. Note the source's Sr, with its comma-for-period, kept as printed.
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