Dom Casmurro — Chapter 136, passage by passage
The original Portuguese with a word-by-word English interlinear. Tap any passage.
- 136.1 My plan was to wait for the coffee, dissolve the drug in it and… — Plano de envenenamento
- 136.2 I did not have Plato with me; but a truncated volume of Plutarch, in… — Leitura de Plutarco
- 136.3 Not even was it only to imitate him in that; he had need of… — Necessidade de coragem
- 136.4 There are many people who kill themselves without him, and nobly expire; but I… — O poder dos bons livros
- 136.5 Meanwhile, wanting to flee any suspicion of imitation, I well remember that, so that… — Decisão de esconder o livro
- 136.6 The butler brought the coffee. I raised myself, kept the book, and went to… — O copeiro trouxe o café
- 136.7 The hand trembled me upon opening the paper in which I carried the drug… — Mão trêmula
- 136.8 Still thus I had the courage to pour the substance into the cup, and… — Memória e realidade
- 136.9 But the photograph of Escobar gave me the courage that was failing me; there… — Fotografia de Escobar
- 136.10 When I was going to drink, I thought if it would not be better… — Decisão de esperar
- 136.11 I heard the voice of Ezequiel in the hallway, I saw him enter and… — Encontro com Ezequiel
- 136.12 Effectively, the figure of the small boy made me retreat until I gave my… — Encontro com Ezequiel
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