Dom Casmurro 78.13 · 78.13

A confidência interrompida

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Dei duas voltas e sussurrei a primeira palavra da minha confidência, tão escassa e surda, que não a ouvi eu mesmo; sei porém que disse " uma pessoa... com reticência. Uma pessoa?? Não foi preciso mais para que ele entendesse.

I took a couple of turns and whispered the first word of my confession, so scant and muffled that I myself did not hear it; I know however that I said "a person..." with hesitation. A person? No more was needed for him to understand.

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The setting

O narrador tenta iniciar uma confidência, mas hesita.

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The narrator attempts to start a confession but hesitates, and the mere mention of 'a person' is enough for his listener to understand.

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