A mão dela
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A mão dela apertou muito a minha, e demorou-se mais que de costume. A modéstia pedia então, como agora, que eu visse naquele gesto de Sancha uma sanção ao projeto do marido e um agradecimento.
Her hand squeezed mine very much, and lingered longer than usual. Modesty asked then, as now, that I saw in that gesture of Sancha a sanction to her husband's project and a thanks.
The narrator describes a moment of physical contact with Sancha, interpreting her gesture as approval of her husband's plan.
The narrator interprets Sancha's prolonged hand squeeze as both approval of her husband's plan and an expression of gratitude.
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