Dom Casmurro 90.21 · 90.21

Manduca, salvo o palmo de rua ao domingo de tarde

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Manduca, salvo o palmo de rua ao domingo de tarde, tinha só esta guerra, assunto da cidade e do mundo, mas que ninguém ia tratar com ele.

Manduca, except for the span of street on Sunday afternoon, had only this war, subject of the city and of the world, but that nobody went to treat with him.

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The narrator describes Manduca's limited world and his obsession with war.

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Manduca's only interest was war, which was the talk of the town, but no one would discuss it with him except for his brief Sunday outings.

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