Dom Casmurro 94.13 · 94.13

Assim que, eu não era capaz de resolver de momento um problema filosófico ou linguístico

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Assim que, eu não era capaz de resolver de momento um problema filosófico ou linguístico, ao passo que ele podia somar, em três minutos, quaisquer quantias.— Por exemplo...

Thus that, I was not capable of solving in a moment a philosophical or linguistic problem, while he could add, in three minutes, any sums. — For example...

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The narrator contrasts his own inability to solve philosophical or linguistic problems with another person's ability to quickly add sums.

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The narrator admits his inability to quickly solve abstract problems, contrasting it with another person's ability to perform arithmetic rapidly.

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