Dom Casmurro 95.1 · 95.1

A amizade de Escobar

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A amizade de Escobar fez-se grande e fecunda; a de José Dias não lhe quis ficar atrás. Na primeira semana disse-me este em casa:— Agora é certo que você vai sair já do seminário.— Como?

The friendship of Escobar became great and fruitful; that of José Dias did not want to stay behind. In the first week this one said to me at home: — Now it is certain that you will leave the seminary. — How?

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The setting

The narrator describes the growth of Escobar's friendship and José Dias's reaction.

A note on this passage

The narrator notes that Escobar's friendship grew strong, and José Dias, not to be outdone, predicts that the narrator will soon leave the seminary.

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