Dom Casmurro 96.7 · 96.7

Quando voltei ao seminário

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Quando voltei ao seminário, contei tudo ao meu amigo Escobar, que me ouviu com igual atenção e acabou com a mesma tristeza da outra. Os olhos, de costume fugidios, quase me comeram de contemplação.

When I returned to the seminary, I told everything to my friend Escobar, who listened to me with equal attention and ended with the same sadness as the other. The eyes, usually fugitive, almost ate me with contemplation.

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The narrator returns to the seminary and tells his friend Escobar everything, who listens with equal attention and ends with the same sadness as before.

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The narrator recounts telling his friend Escobar about his experiences, and Escobar's reaction mirrors the sadness of a previous listener. Escobar's eyes, normally evasive, were fixed on him with intense contemplation.

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