Dom Casmurro 138.21 · 138.21

Capitu's reproach

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Capitu olhou para mim com desdém, e murmurou:— Sei a razão disto; é a casualidade da semelhança... A vontade de Deus explicará tudo... Ri -se? É natural; apesar do seminário, não acredita em Deus; eu creio...

Capitu looked at me with disdain, and murmured: — I know the reason of this; it is the chance of the resemblance... The will of God will explain everything... You laugh? It is natural; despite the seminary, you do not believe in God; I believe...

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The setting

Capitu looks at the narrator with disdain and murmurs a reproach about his disbelief in God.

A note on this passage

Capitu reproaches the narrator for his disbelief in God, attributing the resemblance to chance but asserting that God's will explains everything.

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