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There was a haze of disapproval in the air, but whether the disapproval was of herself, or of Mr. Beebe, or of the fashionable world at Windy Corner, or of the narrow world at Tunbridge Wells, she could not determine.

Es lag ein Schleier der Missbilligung in der Luft, aber ob die Missbilligung ihr selbst galt, oder Mr. Beebe, oder der modischen Welt in Windy Corner, oder der engen Welt in Tunbridge Wells, konnte sie nicht feststellen.

She tried to locate it, but as usual she blundered.

Sie versuchte, es zu lokalisieren, aber wie üblich beging sie einen Fehler.

Fortunately one of the little old ladies, who for some time had been smiling very benignly, now approached and asked if she might be allowed to sit where Mr. Beebe had sat.

Glücklicherweise näherte sich nun eine der kleinen alten Damen, die seit einiger Zeit sehr gütig gelächelt hatte, und fragte, ob es ihr erlaubt sein dürfe, dort zu sitzen, wo Mr. Beebe gesessen hatte.

Permission granted, she began to chatter gently about Italy, the plunge it had been to come there, the gratifying success of the plunge, the improvement in her sister's health, the necessity of closing the bed-room windows at night, and of thoroughly emptying the water-bottles in the morning.

Mit erteilter Erlaubnis begann sie sanft über Italien zu plaudern, den Sprung ins kalte Wasser, den es bedeutet hatte, dorthin zu kommen, den erfreulichen Erfolg dieses Sprunges, die Verbesserung der Gesundheit ihrer Schwester, die Notwendigkeit, die Schlafzimmerfenster nachts zu schließen und die Wasserflaschen morgens gründlich zu leeren.

She handled her subjects agreeably, and they were, perhaps, more worthy of attention than the high discourse upon Guelfs and Ghibellines which was proceeding tempestuously at the other end of the room.

Sie behandelte ihre Themen auf angenehme Weise, und sie waren vielleicht aufmerksamkeitswürdiger als der hochtrabende Diskurs über Guelfen und Ghibellinen, der stürmisch am anderen Ende des Zimmers geführt wurde.

Vocabulary

Es
It (nominative pronoun)
lag
Lay, was situated (past tense of liegen)
ein
A, an (indefinite article)
Schleier
Veil, thin fabric covering or concealing something
der
The (definite article, masculine nominative)
Missbilligung
Disapproval, expression of not approving something
in
In, within (preposition)
Luft
Air, atmosphere surrounding us
aber
But, however (conjunction)
ob
Whether, if (conjunction)
die
The (definite article, feminine/plural)
ihr
Her, its (dative pronoun feminine)
selbst
Self, herself (reflexive emphasis pronoun)
galt
Applied to, concerned (past tense of gelten)
oder
Or (conjunction)
modischen
Fashionable, stylish (adjective dative)
Welt
World, society, sphere of influence
engen
Narrow, tight (adjective accusative/dative)
konnte
Could, was able to (past of können)
sie
She, they (pronoun)
nicht
Not (negation adverb)
feststellen
Determine, establish, ascertain, find out
Sie
You (formal pronoun, capitalized)
versuchte
Tried, attempted (past tense of versuchen)
zu
To (infinitive marker, preposition)
lokalisieren
Locate, identify the position or place
wie
How, as, like (adverb, conjunction)
üblich
Usual, customary, as is normal
beging
Committed, made (past of begehen)
einen
A, one (accusative masculine)
Fehler
Error, mistake, fault in reasoning
Glücklicherweise
Fortunately, luckily, by good chance
näherte
Approached, drew near (past of nähern)
sich
Himself, herself, itself (reflexive pronoun)
nun
Now, at this point in time
eine
A, an (feminine indefinite article)
kleinen
Small, little (accusative plural adjective)
alten
Old, aged (accusative plural adjective)
Damen
Ladies, women (plural noun)
seit
Since, for (preposition with dative)
einiger
Some, quite a bit (dative)
Zeit
Time, period, duration
sehr
Very, greatly (adverb)
gütig
Kind, benevolent, gracious
gelächelt
Smiled (past participle of lächeln)
hatte
Had (past tense of haben)
und
And (conjunction)
fragte
Asked (past tense of fragen)
erlaubt
Allowed, permitted (past participle)
sein
To be (infinitive verb)
dürfe
May, might (subjunctive of dürfen)
dort
There, in that place
sitzen
To sit, be seated (infinitive)
gesessen
Sat, been seated (past participle)
Mit
With, by means of (preposition)
erteilter
Granted, given (past participle adjective)
Erlaubnis
Permission, consent, authorization
begann
Began, started (past tense of beginnen)
sanft
Gently, softly, mildly
über
Over, above, about, concerning
plaudern
Chat, converse, talk casually
den
The (accusative masculine article)
Sprung
Jump, leap, sudden transition
ins
Into the (contraction of in das)
kalte
Cold, chilly (accusative adjective)
Wasser
Water, liquid substance
bedeutet
Means, signifies, indicates (present)
dorthin
Thither, to that place
kommen
Come, arrive (infinitive verb)
erfreulichen
Pleasing, delightful (accusative adjective)
Erfolg
Success, favorable result, achievement
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