Double oath
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Jurou duas vezes e uma terceira: Ainda que você case com outra, cumprirei o meu juramento, não casando nunca. Que eu case com outra? Tudo pode ser, Bentinho. Você pode achar outra moça que lhe queira, apaixonar-se por ela e casar. Quem sou eu para você lembrar-se de mim nessa ocasião? Mas eu também juro!
She swore two times and a third: 'Even if you marry another, I will fulfill my oath, never marrying.' 'What, I marry another?' 'Everything can be, Bentinho. You can find another girl that wants you, fall in love with her and marry. Who am I for you to remember me on that occasion?' 'But I also swear!'
She swears twice and a third time, and he responds with his own oath.
She swears repeatedly that she will never marry, even if he marries another. He protests, and she suggests he might find someone else. He responds by swearing as well.
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