The lottery ticket
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Corri ao lugar, ele fugiu; avancei para Capitu, mas não estava só, tinha o pai ao pé de si, enxugando os olhos e mirando um triste bilhete de loteria. Não me parecendo isto claro, ia pedir a explicação, quando ele de si mesmo a deu; o peralta fora levar-lhe a lista dos prêmios da loteria, e o bilhete saíra branco.
I ran to the place, he fled; I advanced toward Capitu, but she was not alone, she had her father at her side, drying his eyes and looking at a sad lottery ticket. This not seeming clear to me, I was going to ask for an explanation, when he himself gave it; the rascal had gone to bring him the list of the lottery prizes, and the ticket had come out blank.
The narrator describes a scene where he chases someone, then turns to Capitu, who is with her father looking at a lottery ticket.
The narrator chases someone who escapes, then approaches Capitu, who is with her father. The father is crying and examining a lottery ticket. The narrator finds this confusing, but the father explains that a rascal had brought him the list of winning numbers, and his ticket was a loser.
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