A cough to hasten the end
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Numa hora cai a casa. Por isso, se aquela santa senhora não quiser ir conosco,— ou para que vá mais depressa, acho que uma boa tosse... Se a tosse há de vir de verdade, melhor é apressá-la... Deixe estar, eu aviso...
In an hour the house falls. Therefore, if that saintly lady does not want to go with us, — or so that she goes more quickly, I think that a good cough... If the cough has to come for real, better is to hurry it... Let it be, I warn...
The narrator suggests that if the saintly lady does not want to go with them, a good cough might speed things up, and if a real cough is coming, it's better to hurry it along.
The narrator suggests that the house will collapse soon, and if the lady refuses to leave, a cough might hasten her departure. He implies that it's better to induce a cough if one is inevitable.
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