Crime and Punishment — Page 8
The young man must have looked at her with a rather peculiar expression, for a gleam of mistrust came into her eyes again.
Le jeune homme avait dû la regarder avec une expression assez singulière, car une lueur de méfiance reparut dans ses yeux.
"Raskolnikov, a student, I came here a month ago," the young man made haste to mutter, with a half bow, remembering that he ought to be more polite.
« Raskolnikov, étudiant, je suis venu ici il y a un mois », se hâta de marmonner le jeune homme avec une demi-révérence, se souvenant qu'il se devait d'être plus poli.
"I remember, my good sir, I remember quite well your coming here," the old woman said distinctly, still keeping her inquiring eyes on his face.
« Je me souviens, mon bon monsieur, je me souviens très bien de votre venue ici », dit la vieille femme distinctement, gardant toujours ses yeux scrutateurs fixés sur son visage.
"And here... I am again on the same errand," Raskolnikov continued, a little disconcerted and surprised at the old woman's mistrust.
« Et me voici… de nouveau pour la même affaire », continua Raskolnikov, un peu déconcerté et surpris par la méfiance de la vieille femme.
"Perhaps she is always like that though, only I did not notice it the other time," he thought with an uneasy feeling.
« C'est peut-être ainsi qu'elle est toujours, seulement je ne l'avais pas remarqué l'autre fois », pensa-t-il avec un sentiment d'inquiétude.
The old woman paused, as though hesitating; then stepped on one side, and pointing to the door of the room, she said, letting her visitor pass in front of her:
La vieille femme marqua une pause, comme si elle hésitait ; puis elle s'écarta, et désignant la porte de la pièce, elle dit, en laissant passer son visiteur devant elle :
"Step in, my good sir."
« Entrez, mon bon monsieur. »
The little room into which the young man walked, with yellow paper on the walls, geraniums and muslin curtains in the windows, was brightly lighted up at that moment by the setting sun.
La petite pièce dans laquelle entra le jeune homme, avec son papier jaune aux murs, ses géraniums et ses rideaux de mousseline aux fenêtres, était à ce moment vivement éclairée par le soleil couchant.
"So the sun will shine like this _then_ too!" flashed as it were by chance through Raskolnikov's mind, and with a rapid glance he scanned everything in the room, trying as far as possible to notice and remember its arrangement.
« Ainsi le soleil brillera de même _alors_ aussi ! » traversa comme par hasard l'esprit de Raskolnikov, et d'un regard rapide il parcourut tout ce qui se trouvait dans la pièce, s'efforçant autant que possible de remarquer et de retenir son agencement.
But there was nothing special in the room.
Mais il n'y avait rien de particulier dans la pièce.
Vocabulary
- jeune
- Young in age or appearance
- homme
- An adult male person; man
- avait
- Third person singular imperfect of 'avoir'; had
- dû
- Past participle of 'devoir'; had to, must have
- regarder
- To look at or watch someone or something
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- expression
- A look or facial appearance conveying feeling
- assez
- Fairly, quite, or enough in degree
- singulière
- Strange, unusual, or remarkable in character
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'
- lueur
- A faint or flickering gleam of light
- méfiance
- Distrust or suspicion toward someone or something
- reparut
- Past historic of 'reparaître'; reappeared again
- yeux
- Plural of 'œil'; eyes of a person
- étudiant
- A person who studies at a school or university
- suis
- First person singular present of 'être'; I am
- venu
- Past participle of 'venir'; came or have come
- ici
- Adverb meaning 'here' in this place
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'here'
- mois
- A calendar month; one of twelve yearly divisions
- hâta
- Past historic of 'se hâter'; hurried, rushed quickly
- marmonner
- To mutter or mumble words indistinctly under breath
- demi-révérence
- A half-bow; a slight, incomplete gesture of respect
- souvenant
- Present participle of 'se souvenir'; remembering something
- devait
- Imperfect of 'devoir'; was supposed to, should
- plus
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- poli
- Polite, courteous, or well-mannered in behavior
- souviens
- First person singular present of 'se souvenir'; I remember
- bon
- Good; used also in address as 'my good sir'
- monsieur
- Polite address for a man; sir or mister
- très
- Adverb meaning 'very', intensifying an adjective or adverb
- bien
- Well; adverb indicating quality or degree
- votre
- Formal possessive adjective meaning 'your'
- venue
- The act of coming or arrival to a place
- dit
- Past historic of 'dire'; said or spoke words
- vieille
- Old; feminine adjective describing an elderly woman
- femme
- A woman or wife; adult female person
- distinctement
- Clearly and distinctly, in an easily understood manner
- gardant
- Present participle of 'garder'; keeping or maintaining something
- toujours
- Always, or still; indicating continuity or habit
- scrutateurs
- Scrutinizing, searching; eyes that examine carefully
- fixés
- Fixed, steadily directed at someone or something
- visage
- The face of a person
- voici
- Here is; used to present or indicate something
- nouveau
- New; appearing again or for the first time
- même
- Same; identical to what was mentioned before
- affaire
- A matter, business, or affair to be dealt with
- continua
- Past historic of 'continuer'; continued speaking or acting
- peu
- A little; slightly, to a small degree
- déconcerté
- Disconcerted, flustered, or thrown off balance
- surpris
- Surprised, caught off guard by something unexpected
- C'est
- Contraction of 'ce est'; it is or this is
- peut-être
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility
- ainsi
- Thus, in this way, or so
- seulement
- Only, merely, or just; restricting to one thing
- remarqué
- Past participle of 'remarquer'; noticed or observed something
- l'autre
- The other one; referring to a previously mentioned thing
- fois
- Time or occasion; as in 'one time'
- pensa-t-il
- He thought; inverted form used in narration
- sentiment
- A feeling or emotion experienced inwardly
- d'inquiétude
- Of anxiety or worry; a feeling of unease
- marqua
- Past historic of 'marquer'; marked or showed clearly
- pause
- A brief stop or interval in speech or action
- comme
- As, like; used for comparison or manner
- si
- If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- hésitait
- Imperfect of 'hésiter'; was hesitating or wavering
- puis
- Then, afterwards; indicating sequential action
- s'écarta
- Past historic of 's'écarter'; stepped aside or away
- désignant
- Present participle of 'désigner'; pointing to or indicating
- porte
- A door providing entry to a room or building
- pièce
- A room within a house or building
- laissant
- Present participle of 'laisser'; letting or allowing someone
- passer
- To pass, go through, or move past something
- visiteur
- A person who visits a place or someone
- devant
- In front of; ahead of someone or something
- Entrez
- Imperative of 'entrer'; enter or come in, please
- petite
- Small or little; feminine adjective describing size
- laquelle
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' for feminine referents
- entra
- Past historic of 'entrer'; entered a room or place
- papier
- Paper; here referring to wallpaper covering walls
- jaune
- Yellow; a bright warm primary color
- murs
- Walls of a room or building; plural of mur
- géraniums
- Geraniums; flowering pot plants often placed on windowsills
- rideaux
- Curtains hung at windows; plural of rideau
- mousseline
- Muslin or chiffon; a light, sheer fabric material
- fenêtres
- Windows; openings in walls letting in light
- était
- Third person singular imperfect of 'être'; was
- moment
- A point or brief period in time
- vivement
- Brightly, vividly, or intensely; with great liveliness
- éclairée
- Lit up, illuminated by a source of light
- soleil
- The sun; the star providing light and warmth
- couchant
- Setting sun; the sun descending toward the horizon
- Ainsi
- Thus, in this way; used to introduce a consequence
- brillera
- Future of 'briller'; will shine or glitter brightly
- alors
- Then, at that time; also used as 'so'
- aussi
- Also, too; indicating addition or similarity
- traversa
- Past historic of 'traverser'; crossed or passed through
- hasard
- Chance, coincidence, or random circumstance
- l'esprit
- The mind or spirit; faculty of thought
- regard
- A look or glance directed at something
- rapide
- Fast, quick, or swift in movement or action
- parcourut
- Past historic of 'parcourir'; scanned or went over quickly
- tout
- All, everything; referring to the whole of something
- trouvait
- Imperfect of 'se trouver'; was located or found there
- s'efforçant
- Present participle of 's'efforcer'; striving or making an effort
- autant
- As much, as many; indicating equal quantity or degree
- possible
- Possible; able to be done or achieved
- remarquer
- To notice or observe; to pay attention to something
- retenir
- To retain or remember; to hold something in memory
- agencement
- Arrangement or layout of furniture and objects in space
- Mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introducing a contrast or objection
- rien
- Nothing; not anything at all
- particulier
- Particular, special, or noteworthy; out of the ordinary
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