Dom Casmurro 62.8 · 62.8

Capitu's joy confirms suspicion

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E a alegria de Capitu confirmava a suspeita; se ela vivia alegre é que já namorava a outro, acompanhá-lo-ia com os olhos na rua, falar-lhe-ia à janela, às ave-marias, trocariam flores e... E... quê?

And Capitu's joy confirmed the suspicion; if she was happy, it was because she was already in love with another, would accompany him with her eyes in the street, would speak to him at the window at dusk, would exchange flowers and... And... what?

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The narrator reflects that Capitu's joy confirms the suspicion; if she was happy, it meant she was already in love with another, would follow him with her eyes on the street, talk to him at the window at dusk, exchange flowers and... And... what?

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The narrator interprets Capitu's happiness as evidence that she is in love with someone else, imagining the romantic gestures she would perform with her new lover.

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