Dom Casmurro 106.10 · 106.10

A confissão de Capitu

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perguntei -lhe no fim. Capitu fitou -me rindo, e replicou que a culpa de romper o segredo era minha

I asked him/her in the end. Capitu stared at me laughing, and replied that the blame of breaking the secret was mine.

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The narrator asks Capitu a question, and she responds playfully.

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The narrator asks a question, and Capitu responds with a laugh, shifting the blame for revealing the secret onto him.

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