Bleak House — Page 10
Tangle's learned friends, each armed with a little summary of eighteen hundred sheets, bob up like eighteen hammers in a pianoforte, make eighteen bows, and drop into their eighteen places of obscurity.
Les savants confrères de Tangle, chacun armé d'un petit résumé de dix-huit cents feuilles, surgissent comme dix-huit marteaux dans un pianoforte, font dix-huit révérences, et retombent dans leurs dix-huit places obscures.
"We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight," says the Chancellor.
« Nous reprendrons l'audience mercredi en quinze, » dit le Chancelier.
For the question at issue is only a question of costs, a mere bud on the forest tree of the parent suit, and really will come to a settlement one of these days.
Car la question en jeu n'est qu'une question de frais, un simple bourgeon sur l'arbre forestier du procès principal, et finira vraiment par être réglée un de ces jours.
The Chancellor rises; the bar rises; the prisoner is brought forward in a hurry; the man from Shropshire cries, "My lord!"
Le Chancelier se lève ; le barreau se lève ; le prisonnier est amené à la hâte ; l'homme du Shropshire s'écrie : « Milord ! »
Maces, bags, and purses indignantly proclaim silence and frown at the man from Shropshire.
Les masses, les sacs et les bourses proclament indignement le silence et lancent des regards courroucés à l'homme du Shropshire.
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor, still on Jarndyce and Jarndyce, "to the young girl—"
« En ce qui concerne, » poursuit le Chancelier, toujours sur l'affaire Jarndyce contre Jarndyce, « la jeune fille — »
"Begludship's pardon—boy," says Mr. Tangle prematurely.
« Sauf le respect de Votreillustrisseilleurie — garçon, » dit M. Tangle prématurément.
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor with extra distinctness, "to the young girl and boy, the two young people"—Mr. Tangle crushed—"whom I directed to be in attendance to-day and who are now in my private room, I will see them and satisfy myself as to the expediency of making the order for their residing with their uncle."
« En ce qui concerne, » poursuit le Chancelier avec une netteté particulière, « la jeune fille et le garçon, les deux jeunes gens » — M. Tangle écrasé — « que j'ai ordonné de faire comparaître aujourd'hui et qui se trouvent à présent dans mon cabinet privé, je vais les voir et m'assurer de l'opportunité de rendre l'ordonnance les autorisant à résider chez leur oncle. »
Mr. Tangle on his legs again. "Begludship's pardon—dead."
M. Tangle se remet debout. « Sauf le respect de Votreillustrisseilleurie — décédé. »
"With their"—Chancellor looking through his double eye-glass at the papers on his desk—"grandfather."
« Chez leur » — le Chancelier regardant à travers son lorgnon les papiers sur son bureau — « grand-père. »
"Begludship's pardon—victim of rash action—brains."
« Sauf le respect de Votreillustrisseilleurie — victime d'un acte irréfléchi — cervelle. »
Suddenly a very little counsel with a terrific bass voice arises, fully inflated, in the back settlements of the fog, and says, "Will your lordship allow me? I appear for him.
Soudain, un tout petit avocat à la voix de basse terrifiante surgit, gonflé à bloc, dans les profondeurs du brouillard, et dit : « Votre Seigneurie me permettra-t-elle ? Je représente celui-ci.
Vocabulary
- Les
- The (definite article, plural)
- savants
- Scholars or learned persons with expertise
- confrères
- Colleagues or fellow members of profession
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or origin
- chacun
- Each one; everyone individually
- armé
- Armed; equipped with weapons or tools
- un
- A; one; indefinite article
- petit
- Small; little in size or amount
- résumé
- Summary; condensed statement or abstract
- dix-huit
- Eighteen; number between seventeen nineteen
- cents
- Hundred; numerical value one hundred
- feuilles
- Leaves; sheets of paper or tree leaves
- surgissent
- Surge forth; appear suddenly emerge
- comme
- Like; as; indicates comparison or manner
- marteaux
- Hammers; tools for striking objects
- dans
- In; inside; within location or time
- pianoforte
- Piano; keyboard musical instrument
- font
- Make; do; perform action or deed
- révérences
- Reverences; bows showing respect deference
- et
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- retombent
- Fall back; return to previous state
- leurs
- Their; possessive adjective third person plural
- places
- Places; positions spaces or locations
- obscures
- Dark; obscure unclear hidden shadowy
- Nous
- We; first person plural pronoun
- reprendrons
- Resume; will take up again continue
- audience
- Hearing; legal proceeding audience session
- mercredi
- Wednesday; fourth day of week
- en
- In; at; indicates time place manner
- quinze
- Fifteen; number between fourteen sixteen
- dit
- Says; says tells speaks utters
- le
- The; definite article masculine singular
- Chancelier
- Chancellor; high-ranking government official leader
- Car
- Because; for; introduces reason explanation
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular
- question
- Question; issue matter topic inquiry
- jeu
- Game; play; activity entertainment stakes
- est
- Is; present tense third person singular
- qu
- That; which; relative pronoun shortened
- une
- A; one; indefinite article feminine
- frais
- Fresh; cool costs expenses charges
- simple
- Simple; plain easy uncomplicated basic
- bourgeon
- Bud; sprout growing shoot plant
- sur
- On; upon above regarding concerning
- arbre
- Tree; woody plant with trunk branches
- forestier
- Forest; forestry relating to woods
- du
- Of the; contraction de and le
- procès
- Trial; lawsuit legal proceedings action
- principal
- Principal; main chief primary essential
- finira
- Will finish; will end will conclude
- vraiment
- Really; truly indeed in reality
- par
- By; through for per each
- être
- Be; exist verb auxiliary mood
- réglée
- Settled; regulated resolved arranged decided
- ces
- These; this demonstrative adjective plural
- jours
- Days; periods daylight twenty-four hours
- Le
- The; definite article masculine singular
- se
- Himself; herself oneself reflexive pronoun
- lève
- Rises; gets up stands raises
- barreau
- Bar; legal profession lawyers collectively
- prisonnier
- Prisoner; captive person confined locked
- amené
- Brought; led taken conducted guided
- hâte
- Haste; hurry speed rush eagerness
- homme
- Man; male human person individual
- écrie
- Cries out; shouts exclaims yells
- Milord
- Milord; my lord title address
- masses
- Masses; crowds multitudes large groups
- sacs
- Bags; sacks pouches containers holders
- bourses
- Purses; wallets scholarships funds grants
- proclament
- Proclaim; declare announce publicly state
- indignement
- Unworthily; shamefully ignominiously disgracefully
- silence
- Silence; quiet absence of sound
- lancent
- Launch; throw cast hurl propel
- des
- Some; any plural indefinite article
- regards
- Looks; gazes glances views observations
- courroucés
- Angry; wrathful enraged furious indignant
- En
- In; at on indicating place time
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