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, de todas as pessoas, passou a observar o filho do curtidor e a ouvir as breves conversas que ele tinha com outros homens na loja de Jonah Winch, quando ia lá comprar coisas para a casa paroquial; e pareceu-lhe que Jock não havia estado de todo errado, e que havia no homem uma força indefinível mas muito irresistível.
And when a woman begins to admit that a man has force, her curiosity usually increases.
E quando uma mulher começa a admitir que um homem tem força, a sua curiosidade geralmente 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.
Em uma ou duas dessas ocasiões, Cynthia ficara sobressaltada ao encontrar os olhos dele fixos nela, e embora o sentimento que tinha fosse muito semelhante ao medo, ela encontrava nisso algo claramente prazeroso.
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.
Maio chegou, e as poças secaram, os pomares estavam cor-de-rosa e brancos, as bétulas e os bordos estavam todos em verde-amarelado nas encostas das montanhas contra os pinheiros escuros, e Cynthia conduzia a carruagem do pastor em direção a 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.
À sua frente, no desfiladeiro formado pela estrada entre as grandes florestas, avançava a passos largos uma figura grosseira mas poderosa — barrete de pele de guaxinim, calças de tecido caseiro enfiadas nas botas, e tudo o mais.
The gig slowed down, and Cynthia began to tremble with that same delightful fear.
A carruagem abrandou o passo, e Cynthia começou a tremer com aquele mesmo medo delicioso.
She knew it must be wicked, because she liked it so much.
Ela sabia que devia ser pecaminoso, porque gostava tanto disso.
Unaccountable thing!
Coisa inexplicável!
She felt all akin to the nature about her, and her blood was coursing as the sap rushes through a tree.
Ela sentia-se completamente ligada à natureza ao seu redor, e o seu sangue corria como a seiva que percorre uma árvore.
She would not speak to him; of that she was sure, and equally sure that he would not speak to her.
Ela não lhe falaria; disso tinha a certeza, e igualmente certa de que ele não lhe falaria.
Vocabulary
- de
- Of; from; indicates possession or relationship.
- todas
- All; every one (feminine plural form).
- as
- The (feminine plural article).
- pessoas
- People; persons; individuals in general.
- passou
- Passed; went by; occurred in past.
- observar
- To observe; to watch; to notice carefully.
- filho
- Son; male child of parents.
- do
- Of the; contraction of de + o.
- ouvir
- To hear; to listen; to perceive sound.
- breves
- Brief; short; lasting short time period.
- conversas
- Conversations; chats; informal spoken exchanges.
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun.
- ele
- He; him; masculine third person pronoun.
- tinha
- Had; possessed; held in past tense.
- com
- With; together with; accompanied by.
- outros
- Others; other people; alternative ones.
- homens
- Men; male adults; masculine plural.
- na
- In the; at the (feminine form).
- loja
- Shop; store; place of business.
- quando
- When; at what time; during.
- ia
- Went; was going; past imperfect tense.
- lá
- There; in that place; over there.
- comprar
- To buy; to purchase; to acquire for money.
- coisas
- Things; objects; matters; items.
- para
- For; to; in order to; towards.
- casa
- House; home; residence; dwelling place.
- pareceu-lhe
- It seemed to her; appeared to her.
- não
- No; not; negation particle in Portuguese.
- havia
- Had; there was; existed in past.
- estado
- Been; state; condition; past participle.
- todo
- All; entire; whole; complete entirety.
- errado
- Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; not right.
- no
- In the; at the (masculine form).
- homem
- Man; male adult; masculine singular.
- uma
- A; an; one (feminine indefinite article).
- força
- Strength; force; power; physical vigor.
- mas
- But; yet; however; contrasting conjunction.
- muito
- Much; very; a lot; greatly.
- mulher
- Woman; female adult; wife; feminine.
- começa
- Begins; starts; commences in present tense.
- admitir
- To admit; to confess; to accept truth.
- um
- A; an; one (masculine indefinite article).
- tem
- Has; possesses; holds in present tense.
- sua
- Her; his; its; your (possessive adjective).
- curiosidade
- Curiosity; desire to know; inquisitiveness.
- geralmente
- Generally; usually; commonly; in most cases.
- aumenta
- Increases; grows; rises in present tense.
- Em
- In; inside; during; within space-time.
- ou
- Or; either; alternative conjunction word.
- duas
- Two; pair; feminine form of number.
- dessas
- Of those; from those (feminine plural).
- ocasiões
- Occasions; times; events; particular moments.
- ficara
- Had been; became; remained in past.
- sobressaltada
- Startled; surprised; shocked; taken aback suddenly.
- ao
- To the; at the; upon the.
- encontrar
- To meet; to find; to encounter.
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article).
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight; visual perception.
- dele
- His; of him; masculine possessive pronoun.
- fixos
- Fixed; steady; firmly set; immobile.
- nela
- In her; on her; at her.
- embora
- Although; though; even if; despite.
- sentimento
- Feeling; emotion; sentiment; affective state.
- fosse
- Were; was; subjunctive past of ser.
- semelhante
- Similar; alike; resembling; comparable to.
- medo
- Fear; fright; anxiety; dread emotion.
- ela
- She; her; feminine third person pronoun.
- encontrava
- Found; discovered; encountered in past tense.
- nisso
- In that; in this; therein.
- algo
- Something; anything; some thing or matter.
- claramente
- Clearly; evidently; obviously; in clear manner.
- prazeroso
- Pleasurable; pleasant; delightful; gratifying sensation.
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