Brandina owner said farewell itself to Elma and was even so, adentrando the dark night that the moon did not obtain to illuminate. Elma was estarrecida. Its heart beat immense and it, exactly taken for the fear, decided not to count history nobody, therefore she could scare its children. It was the only night where it did not obtain to close the eyes. Beyond the fear and of the racket that heard, its imagination did not leave to forget it the chains, the rocks, children. The first sun rays had appeared and entered for the openings of the walls of its room. Plus one day of work in roa it waited for all the family.

Exactly tired for the night badly slept, Elma worked with enthusiasm, waiting anxious for the visit of Brandina Owner when entardecer. Great it was the surprise when it did not appear. The chest of Elma ached and the sun, to the few, went even so. The neighbor of the white hair and the bending coasts never arrived after the eighteen hours. Already she passed of the eighteen and thirty when Elma, serving the supper, decided to win its fear and to visit it. Exactly without knowing of the mystery of the cemetary, its children and its husband had not accepted the idea well, therefore he would be plus a dark night where the moon would not illuminate the way.

Elma asked for that its husband was with it, saying that it was worried about Brandina Owner, therefore its visits was frequent, and it had not appeared. The husband, prestativo and from fear to leave it at night walking alone, folloied it. When leaving house, Elma praid and was felt encouraged by the presence of the husband. Its bigger fear, however, was that some thing could have happened the Brandina Owner in the way of house in the previous night.

The college Is Bernardo established for the Jesuits in Porto Alegre met in the Street Of the Arvoredo, in the south zone of the city. It was a construction of two pisos, with ample windows and one drawn supported by arches. In the front he had a woody and flowery garden, with paved with flagstone ways separating to the seedbeds and the lawn. Beyond the religious rules, the professors lecionavam Grammatical, Rhetorical, Poetry, History and Mathematics. The year of 1810 ran. Certain morning in the patio of the college, two pupils talked.

Highest Bencio was called, had 18 years, wore white shirt with estufadas sleeves, black shimstocks, black shoes of round peak with black velvet buckle white and stockings. The friend of Adelmo name, of 16 years, dressed clothes similar. – As of habit, Tcio is delayed. It said releasing books on a rock bank. – IDO Must have to talk with Elvira. Bencio with absorbed air answered, observing the twigs of the peach tree under which they were.

– This romance does not go to give certain! – This is a vaticnio based on knowledge of cause and effect, or a strong desire of your soul? It inquired Benicio. – Because you say such things? You are more clearly! The frown asked for to Adelmo franzindo. – I think that you feel jealousy for your cousin Adelmo made a gesture with the hand, blinking nervously. – I? With cimes? You do not say asneira! Bencio laughed. – Calm, I am playing. But, it takes care of that the passion is a uncontrollable feeling, is born when less the reason expects and confuses. Looking at for the street, Adelmo informed: – There it comes Tcio. It stops with this and never more touchs in this subject. Estcio appeared in the esquina of the street walking hasty, loading notebooks under the arm.