Cecília at her jewels
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A princípio, Peri só teve olhos para ver o que se passava dentro do aposento: Cecília examinava ainda por uma última vez as encomendas que lhe haviam chegado do Rio de Janeiro.
At first, Peri had eyes only to see what was passing inside the room: Cecília was still examining, for one last time, the commissions that had come to her from Rio de Janeiro.
At first, Peri had eyes only to see what was passing inside the room: Cecília was still examining, for one last time, the commissions that had come to her from Rio de Janeiro.
The scene Chapter VII ended on — Cecília at her gifts — now watched from the tree. Peri asks nothing but to see her; his gaze is worship, not appetite. The same window shows each watcher's soul.
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