Little to celebrate
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Entretanto, como se verá, não tinha muito de que congratular-se.
Yet, as will be seen, he had little to congratulate himself on.
The narrator leans in to warn us — 'como se verá,' as you will see. The relief is a trap. Guimarães loves this direct address, tipping his hand just enough to sharpen the dread: whatever comes up those stairs will be worse for Leôncio than the fight he just escaped.
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