A fine pastime
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— Com effeito é uma boa distracção.
“Indeed, it's a good distraction.”
“Indeed, it's a good distraction.”
Álvaro answers the excuse with dry sarcasm — ‘a fine pastime.' The clipped agreement keeps the fencing going while conceding nothing, and lets the Italian walk into showing his hand.
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