ng charged with a crime in a foreign country. "I wouldn’t bet on it" means "I wouldn’t count on it." Did he bring it in person, or was it just there, shoved under the door? If something is "shoved" under a door, it is forcefully pushed underneath, even when there is little space for it to fit in. "Conceive of my despair upon discovering in a such a brutal and public style how different you are... "To conceive" is to understand or imagine, "despair" is great sadness, and "brutal" is violent, severe or harsh. ...from the woman a man of my position could hope to make his wife." This is Jose referring to the fact that he is from a rich family and may one day be the President of his country (Brazil). In this case, a person’s "position" in society is simply his social class and family background. I grieve for the disgrace of your present circumstances and I do not find it in my heart to add my condemn. "To grieve" is to suffer from great sadness, "disgrace" is great public shame or embarrassment, and "circumstances" are the general facts or conditions of a situation. Note that Jose means to say "condemnation," which is criticism ("condemn" is a verb, but not a noun). I have my family to protect and name, and I am a coward when these institutions enter. A "coward" is a person with little courage or bravery. An "institution" is any well-established organization, from the family to government. Touching? That square-ball jazz! If something is "touching," it is sweet, and generally causes a tender or emotional reaction. The second sentence is Holly’s way of saying Jose has said conservative nonsense, but such words are never used. So much for South America; I didn’t really think you were cut out to be queen of the Pampas, anyway. "So much for" is a way of saying "That’s too bad about…" If a person is "cut out to be" something, they are considered very well qualified to fill that role. The "Pampas" are a rural part of Argentina (and not Brazil!). I’m not hot-footing it out to Jose; Why should I waste a perfectly good plane ticket? Holly’s way of saying to travel quickly and directly, but this isn’t used. All they want from me is my services as a state’s witness against Sally; Nobody has any intention of prosecuting me. A "state’s witness" is a person who testifies against an accused criminal in a trial. "To prosecute" a person to try them in court for a crime. This town’s finished for me; There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl’s complexion. A "shade" of a color is different degrees of lightness or darkness. The be "in the limelight" is to be heavily covered by the press, or in the news. "To wreck" something is to destroy it, and a person’s "complexion" is the color and quality of the skin on their face. They’ll h
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