In "A Lady", Machado de Assis explores Mrs. Camila's struggle against time, vanity and aging. Obsessed with maintaining her youth, she refuses to accept the signs of aging, even as her daughter, Ernestina, grows into an adult. As her daughter seeks to marry and start a family, Ms. Camila faces the dilemma of giving up her own beauty and accepting old age.
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