ALENCAR

O Guarani 6.2 · 6.2

Unmistakably a nobleman

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Um deles, de alto porte, conhecia-se imediatamente que era um fidalgo pela altivez do gesto e pelo trajo de cavalheiro.

One of them, tall of bearing, one could tell at once was a nobleman by the haughtiness of his manner and by his gentleman's dress.

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The setting

One of the two is instantly recognizable as a fidalgo — a gentleman of noble blood — by his bearing and dress.

A note on this passage

Rank shows itself before a name is given — in posture and clothing. Alencar reads class off the body, the way his readers did.

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