Is 'Duende [XV, 1] may be absent in Italian and French, as Mr. Bria assures us, but it is alive and prospering in Portuguese.' an autonomous statement, not logically connected to 'Mr. Bria assures use that Duende might not be in Italian and French.'
Duende [XV, 1] may be absent in Italian and French, as Mr. Bria assures us, but it is alive and prospering in Portuguese.###Mr. Bria assures use that Duende might not be in Italian and French.