Loredano's disdainful smile
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Loredano foi o único que conservou o seu sorriso desdenhoso, e seguia com o mesmo olhar torvo os menores movimentos de Álvaro, ajoelhado perto de Cecília e embebido em contemplá-la, como se ela fosse a divindade a quem dirigia a sua prece.
Loredano was the only one who kept his disdainful smile, and followed with the same grim look the least movements of Álvaro, kneeling near Cecília and absorbed in gazing at her, as if she were the divinity to whom he addressed his prayer.
Loredano was the only one who kept his disdainful smile, and followed with the same grim look the least movements of Álvaro, kneeling near Cecília and absorbed in contemplating her, as if she were the divinity to whom he addressed his prayer.
The one man who will not pray watches the one man who prays to Cecília. Loredano's jealousy and Álvaro's worshipful love are set point to point — the villain reads the rival's heart in the tilt of his kneeling.
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