They pass a young, topless, woman and the woman and Anna glare at each other. Anna then escorts Hugo to his space in the attic. The scene switches back briefly to the older man reflecting back on the past. Hugo then spies on Anna as she is taking her bath, observing Anna nude. Hugo's eyes widen but he soon closes the door. She opens her robe to reveal full frontal nudity. The same woman who had been previously eyeing Hugo approaches his room. He covers his private parts as he emerges from the bath, and Anna says it is now her turn. Anna tells the boy to take a bath and change clothes.Īfter the boy-Hugo-finishes his bath, Anna gives him a towel. Anna's mother also had some unspecified complaints about the boy's behavior. They discuss the letter and the trip, where apparently Anna's mother was complaining about money.
Anna identifies the madam as Laura, saying only vaguely that the women help Laura with various things. The boy seems to recognize there is something unusual about the house, but is too innocent so far to realize its true nature. Anna takes the boy to her room, which appears especially opulent. Anna then escorts the boy past the group of women on the balcony, who continue to snigger at the thought of a young boy staying there. The manager-now referred to as the brothel's madam-summons a woman named Therese and instructs her to create a makeshift bedroom for the boy in the attic. Meanwhile, in the foyer, one of the women approaches the boy, makes eyes at him, and then returns to a group of women standing on the balcony. They can return the boy-with some money to appease Anna's mother-to Santa Catarina, but need a plan for what to do until after the upcoming event. But Anna has no local family to send him to. This is the reason why Anna is now wealthy enough to buy a house herself as well as support her mother's household in Santa Catarina.Īs the activities in the house are illegal, it is dangerous to allow a twelve year old boy to stay there.
Osmar is currently most attracted to Anna, although he was formerly interested in the manager. Osmar, and the women apparently make a lot of money off of Dr. The mansion is owned by someone named Dr. As Anna and the manager continue to talk, it becomes increasingly apparent that the large mansion they are in may serve as some kind of brothel. Anna's mother is angry that no money has been forthcoming for the last few months, a shortfall Anna attributes to having recently bought a house. The primary issue, though, seems to be that Anna generally provides full support for the Santa Catarina household. In the letter, the grandmother-Anna's mother-has various complaints about Anna. Meanwhile, Anna discusses the letter with the manager. There are a large number of attractive women in the house, some of whom comment on or make flirtatious glances in the boy's direction. The boy waits in the foyer as preparations for the event continue. The older man, who appears to have traveled back in time to observe, watches them although they apparently can't see him. The younger woman escorts the boy into the house. His grandmother, who has continued to watch discreetly from a distance, leaves the area once she knows he has been admitted. He gives her the letter, saying it is for his mother, and she lets him in. The gate is locked but a woman greets the boy. They came near the gate of the same mansion the older man visited 45 years later, and the grandmother leaves the boy there. The older woman produces a letter and asks the boy to give it to his mother. The scene shifts to some 45 years earlier where a twelve year old boy is being escorted on foot from a train station by his grandmother. It is apparently abandoned with empty rooms but has an aura of past opulence. He is alone as he starts wandering through the rooms of the mansion. An older man wearing a business suit is dropped off at a mansion by his driver.
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