Dom Casmurro 118.25 · 118.25

Prima Justina dorme em casa

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Prima Justina dormiu em nossa casa; iria embora, no dia seguinte, depois do almoço e da missa. Eu recolhi-me ao meu gabinete, onde me demorei mais que de costume.

Cousin Justina slept in our house; she would go away the next day, after lunch and mass. I withdrew to my study, where I stayed longer than usual.

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The narrator describes Prima Justina staying overnight and his own actions.

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The narrator mentions that Prima Justina stayed overnight and would leave the next day, while he himself retired to his study for an extended period.

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