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He admonished his steward in sharp tones, pointing out that the sole basis for any major decision was the answer to one simple question: would it bring closer the defeat of the enemy and the capture of al-Kuds?
Reprendió a su mayordomo con voz severa, señalando que la única razón en la que podía basar su decisión era preguntándose simplemente: ¿acercará esto la derrota del enemigo y la toma de al-Kadisiya?
But now he saw only that by awakening Titus and launching him at dawn upon so dark a game as that of shadowing a suspect, he was perhaps bringing closer the day when the heart of Gormenghast, purged and loyal, would beat again unthreatened.
Pero en aquel momento sólo veía que, despertando a Titus y embarcándolo al alba en un juego tan tenebroso como el de seguir los pasos de un sospechoso, tal vez contribuía a acercar el día en que el corazón de Gormenghast, saneado y leal, latiría de nuevo libre de amenazas.
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