Before that, however, let me explain the motives that put the pen in my hand. Now I have explained the title, I can proceed to write the book. There are books that only owe that to their authors: some not even that much. With a little effort, since the title is his, he can think the whole work is. My poet on the train will find out that I bear him no ill will. The Dom was ironic, to accuse me of aristocratic pretensions.Īll because I nodded off! Still, I couldn't find a better title for my narrative if I can't find another before I finish the book, I'll keep this one. In this case, Casmurro doesn't have the meaning they give, but the one the common people give it, of a quiet person who keeps himself to himself. Come and spend the night in town I'll give you a box, tea, and a bed the only thing I can't give you is a girl."ĭon't look it up in dictionaries. Think I'm letting you off the theater tomorrow. Going to Petropolis, Dom Casmurro it's the same house in Renania see if you can't drag yourself away from your lair in Engenho Novo, and come and spend a couple of weeks with me." "My dear Dom Casmurro, don't I told the story to some of my friends in town, and they call me it too for fun, some in letters: "Dom Casmurro, I'm coming to dine with you on Sunday." "I'm To the nickname, and in the end it stuck. The neighbors, who dislike my quiet, reclusive habits, gave currency Next day, he started calling me insulting names, and ended up nicknaming me Dom Casmurro. I saw him make a move to take them out again, but it was no more than a move: he was put out. But it so happened that I was tired, and closed my eyes three or four times Įnough for him to interrupt the reading and put his poems back in his pocket. The journey was short, and it may be that the verses were not entirely bad.
The moon and ministerial comings and goings, and ended up reciting some of his verses.
He greeted me, sat down next to me, started talking about One evening just lately, as I was coming back from town to Engenho Novo on the Central line train, I met a young man from this neighborhood, whom I know by sight: enough to raise my hat to him.
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