O espanto de Sanchinha
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— Quando contei isto a Sanchinha, concluiu ele, ficou espantada: " Como é que Capitu pode economizar, agora que tudo está tão caro?. "— " Não sei, filha; sei que arranjou dez libras. "— Vê se ela aprende também. "
When I told this to Sanchinha, he concluded, she became astonished: 'How is it that Capitu can save, now that everything is so expensive?' — 'I don't know, daughter; I know that she got ten pounds.' — 'See if she also learns.'
The narrator recounts Sanchinha's surprise at Capitu's ability to save money.
The narrator recounts that when he told Sanchinha about Capitu's savings, she was surprised and questioned how Capitu could save money in such expensive times. He replied that he didn't know how, but she had managed to get ten pounds. Sanchinha then suggested that Capitu might also learn to save.
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