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O Guarani 6.26 · 6.26

God grant you are wrong

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— Tendes mais experiência do que eu, sr. cavalheiro; mas queira Deus que vos enganeis.

— You have more experience than I, sir knight; but God grant you are wrong.

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The squire yields the last word — but with a prayer that his master's fears prove false.

A note on this passage

The debate ends in a prayer — the last, thin defense of a man who senses his master is right. The scene closes; a young rider is about to cross the yard.

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