And the color of their pastel coats, their shiny handbags, and the bunches of red carnations, white tulips and yellow roses that they carried jarred with the blackened square and the blackened men who were encamped there.
E a cor dos seus casacos pastel, das suas carteiras brilhantes, e dos ramos de cravos vermelhos, tulipas brancas e rosas amarelas,  que traziam, contrastava com a praça enegrecida e os homens enfarruscados  que ali estavam acampados.