Dom Casmurro 91.4 · 91.4

Se há no outro mundo tal ou qual prêmio

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Se há no outro mundo tal ou qual prêmio para as virtudes sem intenção, esta pagará um ou dois dos meus muitos pecados.

If there is in the other world such or which prize for virtues without intention, this will pay one or two of my many sins.

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The narrator speculates about a possible reward in the afterlife for unintentional virtues.

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The narrator muses that if there is any reward in the afterlife for unintentional virtues, it might atone for a few of his many sins.

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