The delay of contemplation
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A demora da contemplação creio que lhe deu outra idéia do meu intento; imaginou que era um pretexto para mirá-los mais de perto, com os meus olhos longos, constantes, enfiados neles, e a isto atribuo que entrassem a ficar crescidos, crescidos e sombrios, com tal expressão que...
The delay of contemplation, I believe, gave him another idea of my intent; he imagined that it was a pretext to look at them more closely, with my long, constant, fixed eyes on them, and to this I attribute that they began to become grown, grown and somber, with such expression that...
The narrator reflects on how the delay of contemplation gave another idea of his intent, leading to the figures growing and becoming somber.
The narrator believes that the delay in contemplation caused the other person to misinterpret his intent, thinking he was using it as a pretext to stare at them, which made them appear larger and more somber.
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