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Before Armando got home from work the house had better be tidy and she already in her brown dress so she could tend to her husband while he got dressed, and then they’d leave calmly, arm in arm like the old days. How long since they had done that? But now that she was “well” again, they’d take the bus, she gazing out the window like a wife, her arm in his, and then they’d have dinner with Carlota and João, reclining comfortably in their chairs. How long since she had seen Armando at last recline comfortably and have a conversation with a man? A man’s peace lay in forgetting about his wife, discussing the latest headlines with another man. Meanwhile she’d chat with Carlota about women’s stuff, giving in to Carlota’s authoritative and practical benevolence, receiving again at last her friend’s inattention and vague disdain, her natural bluntness, and no more of that perplexed and overly curious affection—and at last seeing Armando forget about his wife. And she herself, at last, returnin

The Imitation of the Rose – Clarice Lispector Online Flip Book / Download Back to our Information Page Before Armando got home from work the house had better be tidy and she already in her brown dress so she could tend to her husband while he got dressed, and then they’d leave calmly, arm in arm like the old days. How long since they had done that? But now that she was “well” again, they’d take the bus, she gazing out the window like a wife, her arm in his, and then they’d have dinner with Carlota and João, reclining comfortably in their chairs. How long since she had seen Armando at las

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