Dom Casmurro 110.26 · 110.26

O rato e o gato

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O único rumor eram os últimos guinchos do rato, aliás frouxíssimos; as pernas mal se lhe moviam e desordenadamente. Um tanto aborrecido, bati palmas para que o gato fugisse, e o gato fugiu.

The only noise were the last squeaks of the rat, moreover very faint; the legs barely moved themselves to him and disorderly. Somewhat annoyed, I clapped hands so that the cat would flee, and the cat fled.

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The setting

The narrator describes a scene where a cat is tormenting a rat.

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The narrator describes a scene where a rat is dying, its legs barely moving, and the only sound is its faint squeaks. Annoyed, the narrator claps to scare the cat away, and the cat flees.

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