Dom Casmurro 83.8 · 83.8

Gurgel pergunta sobre Capitu

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Gurgel, voltando -se para a parede da sala, onde pendia um retrato de moça, perguntou -me se Capitu era parecida com o retrato.

Gurgel, turning to the wall of the room where a portrait of a young woman hung, asked me if Capitu resembled the portrait.

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Gurgel asks the narrator if Capitu resembles a portrait.

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Gurgel turns to a portrait on the wall and asks the narrator if Capitu looks like the woman in the portrait.

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