A very long moment
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— E um momento bem longo, Cecília! respondeu a moça com um sorriso amargo.
"It's quite a long moment, Cecília!" answered Isabel with a bitter smile.
Chapter V. Cecília offers her cousin true sisterhood — and Isabel, moved, lets slip that her heart is set on a 'him' she will not name.
Isabel will not let the excuse stand: a 'moment' of contempt that lasts her whole life is no moment at all. The bitter smile is her signature in this scene — affection and injury worn in the same expression. (The printed 'E' for 'É' is a source OCR seam, kept verbatim.)
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