Dom Casmurro 93.15 · 93.15

Olhe, aquele preto que ali vai passando

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Olhe, aquele preto que ali vai passando, é de lá. Tomás! Nhonhô! Estávamos na horta da minha casa, e o preto andava em serviço; chegou-se a nós e esperou.— É casado, disse eu para Escobar. Maria onde está? "

Look, that black man that goes passing there, is from there. Tomás! Nhonhô! We were in the vegetable garden of my house, and the black man was going in service; he came up to us and waited. He is married, I said to Escobar. Maria where is?

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The narrator points out a black man passing by and asks about his wife.

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The narrator points out a black man passing by and tells Escobar that he is from a certain place. He calls out to him, and then explains that they were in his garden. The black man approached and waited. The narrator then asks Escobar if the man is married and where Maria is.

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