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The lunches were followed up with a box of candy for the ones who ordered sweet desserts, flowers for those who confided stories of their long-ago courtships, and even an arm-in-arm stroll on Ocean Drive for a more recent widow who wistfully confided how she and her late husband used to take long walks every day.
Después de las comidas les regalaba una caja de bombones a las que pedían postres dulces, flores a las que le contaban viejas historias románticas, y a las viudas recientes que le confiaban con nostalgia que solían pasear diariamente con su difunto marido las cogía del brazo para caminar por Ocean Drive.
To tempt her into indulgence, her three sisters did their best, cooking many dishes, filling the house with the scents of sweet desserts, deep-fried fish, and roasted meat, often heavily buttered to enhance the smell. 67 ELIF SHAFAK Auntie Banu did not waver. If anything, she more resolutely clung to her devotion, as well as to her dry bread.
Las tres hermanas hicieron todo lo posible por tentarla: prepararon numerosos platos, llenaron la casa de aromas de postres dulces, pescado frito y carne asada, a menudo todo ello cargado de mantequilla para potenciar el olor. La tía Banu no flaqueó, al contrario: pareció aferrarse incluso con más fuerza a su devoción, así como a su pan duro.
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