A few weeks of absence would not compromise matters to such a degree.

His manager would be able to take his place without any hitch in the fazenda.

And yet all this time he hesitated.
Yaquita had taken both her husband's hands in hers, and pressed them tenderly.
"Joam," she said, "it is not a mere whim that I am asking you to grant.
No! For a long time I have thought over the proposition I have just made to you; and if you consent, it will be the realization of my most cherished desire.

Our children know why I am now talking to you.

Minha, Benito, Manoel, all ask this favor, that we should accompany them.