Dom Casmurro 71.22 · 71.22

Perguntou alguém de uma janela

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perguntou alguém de uma janela ao pé. Não é preciso dizer que era Capitu. São coisas que se adivinham na vida, como nos livros, sejam romances, sejam histórias verdadeiras.

Someone asked from a window at the foot. It is not necessary to say that it was Capitu. They are things that one guesses in life, as in books, be they novels, be they true stories.

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Someone asks from a window, and it is Capitu.

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The narrator confirms that the person asking from the window was Capitu, and reflects that such things are easily guessed in life and in literature.

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