Dom Casmurro 115.15 · 115.15

O ósculo da chegada e da saída

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Ezequiel às vezes estava com ela; nós o havíamos acostumado a ver o ósculo da chegada e da saída, e ele enchia-me a cara de beijos.

Ezequiel was sometimes with her; we had accustomed him to see the kiss of arrival and departure, and he filled my face with kisses.

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Ezequieleh-zeh-kee-EHLEzequielàs vezesahs VEH-zeessometimesestavaes-TAH-vahwascomkohngwithelaEH-lahher;nósnohsweooohimhavíamosah-VEE-ah-mooshadacostumadoah-koos-too-MAH-dooaccustomedaahtovervehrto seeoootheósculoOH-skoo-lookissdadahof thechegadasheh-GAH-daharrivaleeeanddadahof thesaídasah-EE-dahdeparture,eeeandeleEH-leeheenchia-meen-SHEE-ah-meefilled meaahthecaraKAH-rahfacedejeewithbeijosBAY-zhooskisses.

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The narrator describes how Ezequiel was accustomed to seeing the kiss of arrival and departure.

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The narrator explains that Ezequiel was used to the ritual of kissing upon arrival and departure, and he would cover the narrator's face with kisses.

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