Dom Casmurro 41.21 · 41.21

Desire to repay a debt

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Quisera um modo de pagar a dívida contraída, outra moeda, que valesse tanto ou mais, e não achava nenhuma.

I had wished a way of paying the contracted debt, another currency that were worth as much or more, and I found none.

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The narrator wishes to repay a debt but cannot find a suitable currency.

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The narrator desires to repay a debt but cannot find an equivalent currency.

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