Misael, civil servant in the Ministry of Labor, 63 years old, met new Maria Elvira: prostitute, syphilitic, with ulcerated fingers, a pawned wedding ring and teeth that showed misery.
Misael took Maria out of “the hard life,” installed her in a two-stored house in Est
(Manuel Bandeira)
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