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O Guarani 9.5 · 9.5

He waited, and watched

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O aventureiro compreendia isto; talvez que o seu espírito italiano já tivesse sondado o alcance dessa idéia; em todo o caso o que afirmamos é que ele esperava, e esperando vigiava o seu tesouro com um zelo e uma constância a toda a prova; os vinte dias que passara no Rio de Janeiro tinham sido verdadeiro suplício.

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Loredano's mind has already measured the reach of his scheme; he waits and guards his 'treasure.' The twenty days he spent in Rio de Janeiro were sheer torment.

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