Aires Gomes spinning like a top
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Alguns minutos se passaram assim; D. Lauriana rezando; e Aires Gomes rodando no pátio como um corrupio, com receio de que a onça não o atacasse pelas costas, o que além de ser uma vergonha para um homem de armas da sua têmpera, seria um pouco desagradável para sua saúde.
Some minutes passed thus: D. Lauriana praying, and Aires Gomes whirling about the courtyard like a spinning-top, afraid the jaguar might attack him from behind — which, besides being a disgrace for a man of arms of his temper, would be somewhat disagreeable for his health.
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