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O Guarani 10.53 · 10.53

Only one who had watched would understand

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A razão por que Cecília impunha esta condição, só podia bem compreender quem tivesse assistido a uma das cenas que se passavam quando as duas moças iam banhar-se, o que sucedia quase sempre ao domingo.

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Only someone who had witnessed one of the scenes when the two girls went to bathe — nearly always on a Sunday — could well understand why Cecília laid down that condition.

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