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O Guarani 6.27 · 6.27

A young rider crosses the yard

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Voltando-se na beira da esplanada para continuarem o seu passeio, D. Antônio de Mariz e o seu escudeiro viram um moço cavaleiro que atravessava pela frente da casa.

Turning at the edge of the esplanade to resume their walk, D. Antônio de Mariz and his squire saw a young horseman passing in front of the house.

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As the two turn at the edge of the esplanade to resume their walk, they see a young horseman passing before the house.

A note on this passage

The scene pivots. The rider is D. Diogo, the guilty son — and the argument's abstraction is about to become a face-to-face reckoning.

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