ALENCAR

O Guarani 3.14 · 3.14

What do you mean?

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— Que quereis dizer com isto, Sr. Loredano! perguntou Alvaro com um movimento de enfado.

— What do you mean by this, Sr. Loredano! asked Álvaro with a flash of annoyance.

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Álvaro's patience frays: what do you mean by this, Sr. Loredano! he asked, with a flash of annoyance.

A note on this passage

The mask slips on Álvaro's side first — the young man rises to the bait, demanding plainness. Alencar lets us see who holds the advantage: the one who stays cool is the one steering, and Loredano has not stopped smiling.

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