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O Guarani 6.67 · 6.67

A cold nod from D. Lauriana

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O velho fidalgo estendeu a mão a Álvaro de Sá, e respondeu à saudação dos outros com uma certa amabilidade. Quanto a D. Lauriana, a inclinação da cabeça foi tão imperceptível, que seus olhos nem se abaixaram sobre o rosto dos aventureiros.

The old fidalgo extended his hand to Álvaro de Sá and returned the others' greeting with a certain graciousness. As for D. Lauriana, her nod was so slight that her eyes did not even lower to the adventurers' faces.

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The old fidalgo extends his hand to Álvaro and returns the others' greeting with a certain graciousness. As for D. Lauriana, her nod was so imperceptible that her eyes did not even lower to the adventurers' faces.

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Her class-pride from the portrait, now in action: she will not even look at the low-born adventurers. The warmth of the father and the coldness of the mother are staged side by side.

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