ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

Anne of Green Gables 1.39 · 1.39

«É só um ficar»

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“ It’s just staying, that’s what,” she said as she stepped along the deep-rutted, grassy lane bordered with wild rose bushes.

«É só um ficar, é isso», disse ela enquanto caminhava ao longo da alameda cheia de sulcos fundos, coberta de capim e orlada de moitas de rosa bravas.

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The setting

Andando pela alameda cheia de sulcos e roseiras bravas, ela emenda seu veredicto em voz alta.

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A Sra. Rachel completa o trocadilho: «staying», «um ficar», é o que sobra quando se tira a vida do viver. E, típico de Montgomery, a sentença severa vem embalada em beleza — a mesma alameda que ela critica está orlada de rosas bravas, como se a terra respondesse ao veredicto com flores.

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