Dom Casmurro 76.7 · 76.7

Lágrimas e gesto de separação

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E aqui romperam -lhe lágrimas, e fez um gesto de separação; mas eu acudi de pronto, peguei -lhe das mãos e beijei -as com tanta alma e calor que as senti estremecer

And here tears broke out, and she made a gesture of separation; but I rushed promptly, took her hands and kissed them with so much soul and warmth that I felt them tremble.

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O narrador descreve a reação emocionada de alguém que chora e faz um gesto de despedida, mas ele intervém e beija as mãos da pessoa.

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The narrator describes an emotional scene where someone cries and makes a gesture of farewell, but he intervenes and kisses their hands with such passion that they tremble.

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