Dom Casmurro 81.13 · 81.13

Falou-me, quis que lhe falasse

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Falou -me, quis que lhe falasse, e efetivamente conversamos por alguns minutos, mas tão baixo e abafado que nem as paredes ouviram, elas que têm ouvidos.

He spoke to me, wanted me to speak to him, and we effectively conversed for some minutes, but so low and muffled that not even the walls heard, they that have ears.

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The narrator describes a secret conversation.

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The narrator describes a secret conversation held in such low tones that even the walls, which have ears, could not hear.

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