A Room with a View — Page 13
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She proceeded no further into things, for Mr. Beebe reappeared, looking extremely pleasant.
Non si addentrò oltre nell'argomento, poiché il signor Beebe riapparve, con un'espressione estremamente piacevole.
"Miss Bartlett," he cried, "it's all right about the rooms. I'm so glad. Mr. Emerson was talking about it in the smoking-room, and knowing what I did, I encouraged him to make the offer again. He has let me come and ask you. He would be so pleased."
«Miss Bartlett,» esclamò, «è tutto a posto riguardo alle camere. Sono così contento. Il signor Emerson ne stava parlando nella sala fumatori, e sapendo quello che sapevo, l'ho incoraggiato a fare di nuovo l'offerta. Mi ha lasciato venire a chiedervi. Ne sarebbe così felice.»
"Oh, Charlotte," cried Lucy to her cousin, "we must have the rooms now. The old man is just as nice and kind as he can be."
«Oh, Charlotte,» esclamò Lucy rivolgendosi alla cugina, «dobbiamo prendere le camere adesso. Il vecchio è davvero la persona più gentile e premurosa che ci sia.»
Miss Bartlett was silent.
Miss Bartlett rimase in silenzio.
"I fear," said Mr. Beebe, after a pause, "that I have been officious. I must apologize for my interference."
«Temo,» disse il signor Beebe, dopo una pausa, «di essermi intromesso. Devo scusarmi per la mia ingerenza.»
Gravely displeased, he turned to go.
Gravemente scontento, si voltò per andarsene.
Not till then did Miss Bartlett reply: "My own wishes, dearest Lucy, are unimportant in comparison with yours.
Solo allora Miss Bartlett rispose: «I miei desideri, carissima Lucy, sono privi di importanza in confronto ai tuoi.
It would be hard indeed if I stopped you doing as you liked at Florence, when I am only here through your kindness.
Sarebbe davvero difficile se ti impedissi di fare come ti piace a Firenze, quando sono qui solo grazie alla tua gentilezza.
If you wish me to turn these gentlemen out of their rooms, I will do it.
Se desideri che io faccia sloggiare questi signori dalle loro camere, lo farò.
Would you then, Mr. Beebe, kindly tell Mr. Emerson that I accept his kind offer, and then conduct him to me, in order that I may thank him personally?"
Vorreste allora, signor Beebe, essere così gentile da dire al signor Emerson che accetto la sua cortese offerta, e poi accompagnarlo da me, affinché possa ringraziarlo personalmente?»
She raised her voice as she spoke; it was heard all over the drawing-room, and silenced the Guelfs and the Ghibellines.
Alzò la voce mentre parlava; fu udita in tutto il salotto, e fece ammutolire i Guelfi e i Ghibellini.
The clergyman, inwardly cursing the female sex, bowed, and departed with her message.
Il reverendo, maledicendo interiormente il sesso femminile, si inchinò e partì con il suo messaggio.
"Remember, Lucy, I alone am implicated in this.
«Ricorda, Lucy, sono io sola ad essere implicata in questa faccenda.
Vocabulary
- Non
- Not; negation particle used before verbs
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- oltre
- Beyond; further; on the other side of
- nell
- Contraction of 'nella' or 'nello'; in the
- argomento
- Argument; topic; subject of discussion
- poiché
- Because; since; for the reason that
- il
- The; definite article masculine singular
- signor
- Mr.; mister; title for a man
- con
- With; in company or association with
- un
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular
- espressione
- Expression; look; facial appearance or emotion
- estremamente
- Extremely; in a very high degree
- piacevole
- Pleasant; agreeable; charming or delightful
- Miss
- Miss; title for an unmarried woman
- esclamò
- Exclaimed; said with sudden emotion
- tutto
- All; everything; the whole amount
- posto
- Place; position; arranged or situated
- riguardo
- Regard; concerning; with reference to
- alle
- To the; feminine plural preposition contraction
- camere
- Rooms; chambers; plural of camera
- Sono
- I am; present tense first person singular
- così
- Thus; so; in this manner or way
- contento
- Happy; pleased; satisfied with something
- ne
- Of it; partitive pronoun referring to thing
- stava
- Was; imperfect third person singular tense
- parlando
- Speaking; talking; present participle of parlare
- nella
- In the; feminine singular preposition contraction
- sala
- Room; hall; large room for gatherings
- fumatori
- Smokers; plural of fumatore
- sapendo
- Knowing; present participle of sapere
- quello
- That; that one; demonstrative pronoun
- che
- That; which; relative pronoun
- sapevo
- I knew; imperfect first person singular
- ho
- I have; present perfect first person singular
- incoraggiato
- Encouraged; urged on; gave confidence
- fare
- To do; to make; common verb
- di
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin
- nuovo
- New; again; different or repeated action
- offerta
- Offer; proposal; something presented for acceptance
- Mi
- Me; objective pronoun first person singular
- ha
- Has; third person singular present tense
- lasciato
- Left; allowed; permitted to go somewhere
- venire
- To come; to arrive at a place
- chiedervi
- To ask you; infinitive with indirect object
- sarebbe
- Would be; conditional third person singular
- felice
- Happy; glad; pleased or satisfied
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation of surprise or emotion
- rivolgendosi
- Turning; addressing; directing words toward
- cugina
- Cousin; female relative from parent's siblings
- dobbiamo
- We must; we should; obligation or necessity
- prendere
- To take; to seize; to grab
- le
- Them; feminine plural objective pronoun
- adesso
- Now; at this moment; at present
- vecchio
- Old; aged; of advanced years or age
- davvero
- Really; truly; in a genuine manner
- persona
- Person; human being; individual man or woman
- più
- More; greatest degree; comparative or superlative
- gentile
- Kind; gentle; courteous or considerate
- premurosa
- Attentive; careful; showing thoughtful consideration
- ci
- Us; ourselves; objective pronoun first person plural
- sia
- Be; subjunctive third person singular present
- rimase
- Remained; stayed; past tense of rimanere
- in
- In; inside; within a place or time
- silenzio
- Silence; absence of sound or speech
- Temo
- I fear; I am afraid; present tense
- disse
- Said; spoke; past tense of dire
- dopo
- After; following in time or sequence
- pausa
- Pause; temporary stop; break in action
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