A Room with a View — Page 14
I do not wish the acceptance to come from you. Grant me that, at all events."
No deseo que la aceptación venga de usted. Concédame eso, en cualquier caso."
Mr. Beebe was back, saying rather nervously:
El señor Beebe había regresado, diciendo con cierto nerviosismo:
"Mr. Emerson is engaged, but here is his son instead."
"El señor Emerson está ocupado, pero aquí está su hijo en su lugar."
The young man gazed down on the three ladies, who felt seated on the floor, so low were their chairs.
El joven miró desde arriba a las tres damas, quienes se sintieron sentadas en el suelo, tan bajas eran sus sillas.
"My father," he said, "is in his bath, so you cannot thank him personally.
"Mi padre", dijo, "está en su baño, por lo que no pueden agradecérselo personalmente.
But any message given by you to me will be given by me to him as soon as he comes out."
Pero cualquier mensaje que ustedes me den a mí, yo se lo transmitiré a él en cuanto salga."
Miss Bartlett was unequal to the bath.
La señorita Bartlett no estaba a la altura del asunto del baño.
All her barbed civilities came forth wrong end first.
Todas sus cortesías cargadas de púas salieron al revés.
Young Mr. Emerson scored a notable triumph to the delight of Mr. Beebe and to the secret delight of Lucy.
El joven señor Emerson logró un triunfo notable para deleite del señor Beebe y para el deleite secreto de Lucy.
"Poor young man!" said Miss Bartlett, as soon as he had gone.
"¡Pobre joven!" dijo la señorita Bartlett, en cuanto él se hubo marchado.
"How angry he is with his father about the rooms! It is all he can do to keep polite."
"¡Qué enfadado está con su padre por el asunto de las habitaciones! Le cuesta un gran esfuerzo mantenerse cortés."
"In half an hour or so your rooms will be ready," said Mr. Beebe.
"En media hora más o menos sus habitaciones estarán listas", dijo el señor Beebe.
Then looking rather thoughtfully at the two cousins, he retired to his own rooms, to write up his philosophic diary.
Luego, mirando con cierta pensatividad a las dos primas, se retiró a sus propias habitaciones para redactar su diario filosófico.
"Oh, dear!" breathed the little old lady, and shuddered as if all the winds of heaven had entered the apartment.
"¡Ay, Dios mío!" susurró la viejecita, y se estremeció como si todos los vientos del cielo hubieran entrado en el apartamento.
"Gentlemen sometimes do not realize—" Her voice faded away, but Miss Bartlett seemed to understand and a conversation developed, in which gentlemen who did not thoroughly realize played a principal part.
"Los caballeros a veces no comprenden—" Su voz se fue apagando, pero la señorita Bartlett pareció entender y se desarrolló una conversación en la que los caballeros que no comprendían del todo desempeñaban un papel principal.
Vocabulary
- No
- Negative response; denial or refusal.
- deseo
- Wish, desire, or strong want for something.
- que
- That; which; introduces subordinate clauses.
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- aceptación
- Acceptance; the act of accepting something.
- venga
- May come; subjunctive form of venir.
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or origin.
- usted
- You (formal singular second person pronoun).
- Concédame
- Grant me; give me permission or favor.
- eso
- That; that thing or matter.
- en
- In; at; on; preposition indicating location.
- cualquier
- Any; whichever; one or another.
- caso
- Case; situation; instance or circumstance.
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- señor
- Mr.; gentleman; man of respect or status.
- había
- Had; past tense of haber auxiliary verb.
- regresado
- Returned; came back; past participle of regresar.
- diciendo
- Saying; telling; present participle of decir.
- con
- With; accompanying; preposition showing association.
- cierto
- Certain; sure; true or definite.
- nerviosismo
- Nervousness; state of being anxious or tense.
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar.
- ocupado
- Busy; occupied; engaged in activity.
- pero
- But; however; indicates contrast or exception.
- aquí
- Here; in this place or location.
- su
- His; her; its; your (formal possessive).
- hijo
- Son; male child or offspring.
- lugar
- Place; location; spot or position.
- joven
- Young; youthful; a young person.
- miró
- Looked; gazed; past tense of mirar.
- desde
- From; since; starting point in time.
- arriba
- Above; up; higher position or direction.
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article).
- tres
- Three; the number 3.
- damas
- Ladies; women; female persons of rank.
- quienes
- Who; which ones; relative pronoun plural.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; indicates reflexive action.
- sintieron
- Felt; experienced feeling; past tense of sentir.
- sentadas
- Seated; sitting; feminine plural past participle.
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- suelo
- Ground; floor; soil or earth surface.
- tan
- So; such; indicates degree or extent.
- bajas
- Low; short; feminine plural of bajo.
- eran
- Were; past tense of ser plural.
- sillas
- Chairs; seats; pieces of furniture.
- Mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective.
- padre
- Father; male parent or paternal figure.
- dijo
- Said; told; past tense of decir.
- baño
- Bath; bathroom; bathing place or room.
- por
- For; by; through; preposition of cause.
- lo
- The (neuter singular); what; that which.
- pueden
- Can; are able; third person plural of poder.
- agradecérselo
- Thank him; express gratitude to him.
- personalmente
- Personally; in person; individual direct manner.
- Pero
- But; however; indicates contrast or exception.
- mensaje
- Message; communication; information transmitted to someone.
- ustedes
- You (plural formal); plural second person pronoun.
- me
- Me; first person singular indirect object.
- den
- Give; subjunctive third person plural of dar.
- mí
- Me; first person singular prepositional pronoun.
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun.
- transmitiré
- Will transmit; shall convey; future tense transmit.
- él
- He; him; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- cuanto
- As soon as; how much; whenever.
- salga
- Leave; go out; subjunctive of salir.
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- señorita
- Miss; young lady; unmarried woman of status.
- estaba
- Was; past imperfect of estar.
- altura
- Height; level; extent or degree of something.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el.
- asunto
- Matter; subject; issue or topic.
- Todas
- All; every one; feminine plural of todo.
- cortesías
- Courtesies; politeness; acts of courtesy and respect.
- cargadas
- Loaded; charged; filled with or bearing.
- púas
- Spikes; thorns; pointed projections or barbs.
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