A ressalva de prima Justina
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Não teve resposta, nem podia tê-la; prima Justina provavelmente não viu defeito claro ou importante no nosso hóspede; o apesar era uma espécie de ressalva para algum que lhe viesse a descobrir um dia; ou então foi obra de uso velho, que a levou a restringir, onde não achara restrição.
She had no answer, nor could she have it; cousin Justina probably did not see a clear or important defect in our guest; the despite was a kind of reservation for some that might come to discover one day; or else it was the work of old habit, that led her to restrict where she had found no restriction.
O narrador comenta a falta de resposta e a possível ressalva de prima Justina.
The narrator speculates that cousin Justina's lack of explicit criticism might be due to a hidden reservation or simply a habitual tendency to restrict where no restriction was needed.
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