Dom Casmurro 113.13 · 113.13

A melhora de Capitu

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Se estiver pior, desces. Capitu estava melhor e até boa. Confessou-me que apenas tivera uma dor de cabeça de nada, mas agravara o padecimento para que eu fosse divertir-me.

If it gets worse, you come down. Capitu was better and even well. She confessed to me that she had only had a slight headache, but she had aggravated the suffering so that I would go amuse myself.

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Seseeifestiveres-chee-VEHRispiorpee-OHRworse,descesdeh-SEHSyou come down.Capitukah-pee-TOOCapituestavaes-TAH-vahwasmelhormeh-LYOHRbettereeeandatéah-TEHevenboaBOH-ahgood.Confessou-mekohn-feh-SOH-meeconfessed to mequekeethatapenasah-PEH-nahsonlytiverachee-VEH-rahhad hadumaOO-mahadordohrpaindejeeofcabeçakah-BEH-sahheaddejeeofnadaNAH-dahnothing,masmahsbutagravaraah-grah-VAH-rahhad aggravatedooothepadecimentopah-deh-see-MEHN-toosufferingparaPAH-rahforquekeethateueh-ooIfosseFOH-seewentdivertir-medee-vehr-CHEER-meeto amuse myself.

The setting

The narrator describes Capitu's improvement and her confession about exaggerating her illness.

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The narrator reports that Capitu is feeling better and admits she exaggerated her illness to encourage him to go out and enjoy himself.

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