Senhora: Profile of a Woman"It is a truth universally acknowledged . . ." that a single woman in possession of a good character but no fortune must be in want of a wealthy husband that is, if she is the heroine of a nineteenth century novel. Senhora, by contrast, turns the tables on this familiar plot. Its strong willed, independent heroine Aurlia uses newly inherited wealth to "buy back" and exact revenge on the fianc who had left her for a woman with a more enticing dowry.