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O Guarani 6.10 · 6.10

A rash act

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— Não digo de todo que não, sr. cavalheiro; confesso que D. Diogo cometeu uma imprudência matando essa índia.

— I won't say altogether no, sir knight; I confess D. Diogo committed an imprudence in killing that Indian woman.

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NãonowngnotdigoDEE-guI saydedeattodoTO-duallquekethatnãonowngno,sr.se-NYORsircavalheiroka-va-LYAY-ruknight;confessokon-FE-suI confessquekethatD.Diogocometeuko-me-TEOOcommittedumaOO-maanimprudênciaeeng-pru-DEN-syaimprudencematandoma-TAN-duby killingessaE-sathatíndiaEEN-dyaIndian woman.

The setting

Aires Gomes concedes, cautiously: D. Diogo did commit an imprudence in killing the Indian woman.

A note on this passage

The squire hedges — 'imprudence,' a word for tactics, not sin. He is worried about consequences, not about the woman. His master will correct him.

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