Dom Casmurro 136.11 · 136.11

Encontro com Ezequiel

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Ouvi a voz de Ezequiel no corredor, vi-o entrar e correr a mim bradando:— Papai! papai! Leitor, houve aqui um gesto que eu não descrevo por havê-lo inteiramente esquecido, mas crê que foi belo e trágico.

I heard the voice of Ezequiel in the hallway, I saw him enter and run to me shouting: — Daddy! Daddy! Reader, there was here a gesture that I do not describe for having entirely forgotten it, but believe that it was beautiful and tragic.

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The narrator hears Ezequiel's voice in the hallway and sees him run in, calling out. He then addresses the reader about a gesture he cannot describe.

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The narrator hears Ezequiel's voice and sees him run in calling out. He then tells the reader that there was a gesture he cannot describe because he has completely forgotten it, but assures the reader it was beautiful and tragic.

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