Dom Casmurro 78.3 · 78.3

Ouvia, espetando-me os olhos

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Ouvia, espetando me os olhos. Três dias depois disse que me estavam achando muito distraído; era bom disfarçar o mais que pudesse. Ele, à sua parte, tinha razões para andar distraído também, mas buscava ficar atento.— Então parece lhe?..

He heard, piercing me with his eyes. Three days later he said that they were finding me very distracted; it was good to disguise it as much as he could. He, for his part, had reasons to go distracted too, but sought to stay attentive. — So it seems to you?...

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The narrator describes being watched and advised.

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The narrator recalls being watched and advised to disguise his distraction, while the other person also had reasons to be distracted but tried to stay attentive.

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