ALENCAR

O Guarani 5.37 · 5.37

Guess what?

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— Adivinhas o quê? perguntou Cecília admirada.

"Guess what?" asked Cecília, surprised.

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Adivinhasa-dee-VEE-nyasYou guessooothequêkehwhat?perguntouper-gun-TOHaskedCecíliaadmiradaad-mee-RA-dasurprised.

The setting

Chapter V. Isabel teases out the cause of Cecília's mood, and lands — half in jest — on Peri, the third of her 'tame' creatures.

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The genuine surprise is telling: Cecília has no idea what her cousin sees, because the thing she lacks is still hidden from her own eyes. Alencar keeps his heroine the last to know her own heart.

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