Dom Casmurro 71.5 · 71.5

Tio Cosme e José Dias gostaram do moço

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Tio Cosme e José Dias gostaram do moço; o agregado disse -lhe que vira uma vez o pai no Rio de Janeiro.

Uncle Cosme and José Dias liked the young man; the dependent told him that he had once seen the father in Rio de Janeiro.

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The narrator describes how Tio Cosme and José Dias liked the young man.

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The narrator notes that Tio Cosme and José Dias approved of the young man, and the agregado mentioned having seen the father in Rio de Janeiro.

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