Dom Casmurro 80.8 · 80.8

A necessidade de pagar

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Um dia, porém um dos familiares que serviam de endossantes da letra, falou da necessidade de entregar o preço ajustado; está num dos capítulos primeiros. Minha mãe concordou e recolhi-me a São José.

One day, however, one of the relatives who served as endorsers of the promissory note spoke of the necessity of delivering the agreed price; it is in one of the first chapters. My mother agreed and I withdrew to São José.

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The narrator recalls the need to pay the agreed price.

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The narrator recalls a moment when a relative insisted on paying the agreed amount, leading to his withdrawal to São José.

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