The kiss that sealed the lips
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Como eu quisesse falar também para disfarçar o meu estado, chamei algumas palavras cá de dentro, e elas acudiram de pronto, mas de atropelo, e encheram-me a boca sem poder sair nenhuma. O beijo de Capitu fechava-me os lábios. Uma exclamação, um simples artigo, por mais que investissem com força, não logravam romper de dentro.
As I wanted to speak also to disguise my state, I called some words from inside, and they came readily, but in a jostle, and filled my mouth without being able to let any out. Capitu's kiss closed my lips. An exclamation, a simple article, no matter how hard they attacked with force, they could not break out from inside.
The narrator tries to speak to disguise his state, but words crowd his mouth and cannot escape because of Capitu's kiss.
The narrator tries to speak to hide his emotional state, but words crowd his mouth and cannot escape because of Capitu's kiss, which seals his lips.
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