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O Guarani 20.63 · 20.63

The withered jasmine

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Nisto meteu a mão no seio do gibão e tirou o jasmim que a moça lhe dera, e que já tinha murchado ao contato dos seus lábios ardentes; ia beijá-lo ainda uma vez, quando lembrou-se que o italiano podia vê-lo.

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At this he put his hand into the breast of his doublet and drew out the jasmine the girl had given him, already withered at the touch of his burning lips; he was about to kiss it once more, when he remembered that the Italian might see him.

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