Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 11
Cynthia, of all people, took to watching the tanner's son, and listening to the brief colloquies he had with other men at Jonah Winch's store, when she went there to buy things for the parsonage; and it seemed to her that Jock had not been altogether wrong, and that there was in the man an indefinable but very compelling force.
Cynthia, di tutte le persone, si era messa a osservare il figlio del conciatore, e ad ascoltare i brevi colloqui che aveva con altri uomini nel negozio di Jonah Winch, quando vi si recava ad acquistare cose per la canonica; e le sembrava che Jock non avesse avuto del tutto torto, e che nell'uomo vi fosse una forza indefinibile ma assai potente.
And when a woman begins to admit that a man has force, her curiosity usually increases.
E quando una donna comincia ad ammettere che un uomo ha forza, la sua curiosità di solito aumenta.
On one or two of these occasions Cynthia had been startled to find his eyes fixed upon her, and though the feeling she had was closely akin to fear, she found something distinctly pleasurable in it.
In una o due di queste occasioni Cynthia era rimasta turbata nel trovare i suoi occhi fissi su di lei, e benché la sensazione che provava fosse molto simile alla paura, vi trovava qualcosa di decisamente piacevole.
May came, and the pools dried up, the orchards were pink and white, the birches and the maples were all yellow-green on the mountain sides against the dark pines, and Cynthia was driving the minister's gig to Brampton.
Arrivò maggio, e gli stagni si prosciugarono, i frutteti erano rosa e bianchi, le betulle e gli aceri erano tutti giallo-verdi sui fianchi della montagna contro i pini scuri, e Cynthia guidava il calesse del pastore verso Brampton.
Ahead of her, in the canon made by the road between the great woods, strode an uncouth but powerful figure--coonskin cap, homespun breeches tucked into boots, and all.
Davanti a lei, nel canyon formato dalla strada tra i grandi boschi, camminava a gran passi una figura rozza ma possente — berretto di procione, calzoni di tessuto grezzo infilati negli stivali, e tutto il resto.
The gig slowed down, and Cynthia began to tremble with that same delightful fear.
Il calesse rallentò, e Cynthia cominciò a tremare con quella stessa paura deliziosa.
She knew it must be wicked, because she liked it so much.
Sapeva che doveva essere peccaminoso, perché le piaceva così tanto.
Unaccountable thing!
Cosa inspiegabile!
She felt all akin to the nature about her, and her blood was coursing as the sap rushes through a tree.
Si sentiva tutta affine alla natura che la circondava, e il suo sangue scorreva come la linfa che si precipita attraverso un albero.
She would not speak to him; of that she was sure, and equally sure that he would not speak to her.
Non gli avrebbe parlato; di questo era certa, ed era altrettanto certa che lui non avrebbe parlato a lei.
Vocabulary
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relation.
- tutte
- All; feminine plural form of 'tutto'.
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- persone
- People; plural of 'persona'.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or oneselves.
- era
- Was; past tense of 'essere' (to be).
- messa
- Put or placed; past participle of 'mettere'.
- osservare
- To observe; to watch or notice carefully.
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- figlio
- Son; male child in relation to parents.
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'.
- ad
- To; preposition before vowels instead of 'a'.
- ascoltare
- To listen; to hear attentively.
- brevi
- Brief; short in duration or length.
- colloqui
- Conversations; plural of 'colloquio'.
- che
- That; which; relative or demonstrative pronoun.
- aveva
- Had; past tense of 'avere'.
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment.
- altri
- Others; plural of 'altro'.
- uomini
- Men; plural of 'uomo'.
- nel
- In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'.
- negozio
- Shop; store where goods are sold.
- quando
- When; at what time or circumstances.
- vi
- There; adverb indicating location or direction.
- recava
- Went; past tense of 'recarsi'.
- acquistare
- To buy; to purchase goods or items.
- cose
- Things; objects or items plural.
- per
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- sembrava
- Seemed; appeared; past tense of 'sembrare'.
- non
- Not; negation particle in Italian.
- avesse
- Had; subjunctive past of 'avere'.
- avuto
- Had; past participle of 'avere'.
- tutto
- All; everything or complete entirety.
- torto
- Wrong; incorrect or mistaken position.
- nell
- In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'.
- uomo
- Man; male human being.
- fosse
- Were; subjunctive past of 'essere'.
- una
- A; feminine singular indefinite article.
- forza
- Force; strength or power.
- indefinibile
- Indefinable; impossible to define clearly.
- ma
- But; conjunction showing contrast.
- assai
- Very; quite or considerably.
- potente
- Powerful; strong or mighty.
- donna
- Woman; female human being.
- comincia
- Begins; starts; present tense of 'cominciare'.
- ammettere
- To admit; to confess or acknowledge.
- un
- A; masculine singular indefinite article.
- ha
- Has; third person singular of 'avere'.
- sua
- Her or his; feminine singular possessive.
- curiosità
- Curiosity; desire to know or learn.
- solito
- Usual; customary or habitual.
- aumenta
- Increases; grows or enlarges.
- In
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- due
- Two; number 2.
- queste
- These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun.
- occasioni
- Occasions; times or events.
- rimasta
- Remained; stayed; past participle feminine.
- turbata
- Disturbed; troubled or upset feminine form.
- trovare
- To find; to discover or meet.
- suoi
- His or her; masculine plural possessive.
- occhi
- Eyes; plural of 'occhio'.
- fissi
- Fixed; staring or steady masculine plural.
- su
- On or upon; preposition indicating position.
- lei
- Her or she; feminine personal pronoun.
- benché
- Although; even though conjunction.
- sensazione
- Sensation; feeling or perception.
- provava
- Felt; experienced; past tense of 'provare'.
- molto
- Very; much or quite.
- simile
- Similar; alike or resembling.
- alla
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'la'.
- paura
- Fear; fright or dread.
- trovava
- Found; past tense of 'trovare'.
- qualcosa
- Something; anything or something unspecified.
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