Mother's concern
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Toda assustada, quis saber o que é que me doía, se a cabeça, se o peito, se o estômago, e apalpava -me a testa para ver se tinha febre.— Não tenho nada, não, senhora.— Mas então que é?— É uma coisa, mamãe...— Mas, escute, olhe, é melhor depois do chá; logo...
All frightened, she wanted to know what it is that hurt me, if the head, if the chest, if the stomach, and felt my forehead to see if she had fever. — I have nothing, no ma'am. — But then what is it? — It is a thing, mom... But, listen, look, it is better after tea; soon...
The mother, alarmed, asks what hurts her child, and the child hesitates to answer.
The mother, alarmed, asks what hurts her child, but the child denies any physical pain and hesitates to reveal the true matter, postponing the conversation.
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