O vadio no bom sentido
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Vadio é aqui posto no bom sentido, no sentido de homem que pensa e cala; metia -se às vezes consigo, e nisto fazia lembrar a mãe, desde pequena.
Idler is here placed in the good sense, in the sense of a man who thinks and is silent; he would sometimes put himself with himself, and in this made one remember the mother, since small.
The narrator describes a man who is idle in a positive sense, reminiscent of his mother.
The narrator explains that the term 'vadio' (idler) is used here in a positive sense, referring to a thoughtful and reserved man. This man would often withdraw into himself, reminiscent of his mother from her childhood.
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