Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
Her mild eyes seemed incapable of any severity or guile, and yet she has committed a murder."
Sus ojos apacibles parecían incapaces de cualquier severidad o engaño, y sin embargo ha cometido un asesinato."
Soon after we heard that the poor victim had expressed a desire to see my cousin.
Poco después supimos que la pobre víctima había expresado el deseo de ver a mi prima.
My father wished her not to go but said that he left it to her own judgment and feelings to decide.
Mi padre deseaba que ella no fuera, pero dijo que lo dejaba a su propio juicio y sentimientos para decidir.
"Yes," said Elizabeth, "I will go, although she is guilty; and you, Victor, shall accompany me; I cannot go alone."
"Sí", dijo Elizabeth, "iré, aunque ella sea culpable; y tú, Víctor, me acompañarás; no puedo ir sola."
The idea of this visit was torture to me, yet I could not refuse.
La idea de esta visita era un tormento para mí, pero no podía negarme.
We entered the gloomy prison chamber and beheld Justine sitting on some straw at the farther end; her hands were manacled, and her head rested on her knees.
Entramos en la lúgubre celda de la prisión y contemplamos a Justine sentada sobre un poco de paja en el extremo más lejano; sus manos estaban esposadas y su cabeza descansaba sobre sus rodillas.
She rose on seeing us enter, and when we were left alone with her, she threw herself at the feet of Elizabeth, weeping bitterly.
Se levantó al vernos entrar, y cuando nos quedamos solos con ella, se arrojó a los pies de Elizabeth, llorando amargamente.
My cousin wept also.
Mi prima también lloró.
"Oh, Justine!" said she.
"¡Oh, Justine!" dijo ella.
"Why did you rob me of my last consolation?
"¿Por qué me privaste de mi último consuelo?
I relied on your innocence, and although I was then very wretched, I was not so miserable as I am now."
Confiaba en tu inocencia, y aunque entonces era muy desdichada, no era tan miserable como lo soy ahora."
"And do you also believe that I am so very, very wicked?
"¿Y tú también crees que soy tan, tan malvada?
Do you also join with my enemies to crush me, to condemn me as a murderer?"
¿También te unes a mis enemigos para aplastarme, para condenarme como asesina?"
Her voice was suffocated with sobs.
Su voz estaba ahogada por los sollozos.
"Rise, my poor girl," said Elizabeth; "why do you kneel, if you are innocent?
"Levántate, pobre muchacha", dijo Elizabeth; "¿por qué te arrodillas, si eres inocente?
Vocabulary
- Sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'their,' or 'your'
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- apacibles
- Gentle, calm, or peaceful in character or appearance
- parecían
- They seemed or appeared to be a certain way
- incapaces
- Incapable or unable to do something
- cualquier
- Any, used before a noun to indicate any one
- severidad
- Severity or strictness in manner or judgment
- engaño
- Deceit, deception, or trickery toward others
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo,' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- cometido
- Committed, as in having carried out an act
- asesinato
- Murder, the unlawful killing of another person
- Poco
- Little or a short amount of something
- después
- Afterward or later in time
- supimos
- We found out or learned something for the first time
- pobre
- Poor, wretched, or unfortunate person deserving sympathy
- víctima
- Victim, a person harmed or killed by another
- expresado
- Expressed, communicated a thought or feeling to others
- deseo
- Desire or wish for something or someone
- ver
- To see or to visit someone
- prima
- Female cousin, a relative through family connection
- padre
- Father, a male parent
- deseaba
- Wished or desired something in the past
- fuera
- Subjunctive form of 'ir,' meaning 'would go'
- dijo
- Said, third-person singular preterite of 'decir'
- dejaba
- Left or allowed, imperfect past tense of 'dejar'
- propio
- Own, belonging specifically to oneself
- juicio
- Judgment, opinion, or a legal trial
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions experienced internally
- decidir
- To decide or make a choice about something
- iré
- I will go, future tense first person of 'ir'
- aunque
- Although or even if, introducing a concession
- sea
- Subjunctive form of 'ser,' meaning 'may be'
- culpable
- Guilty of wrongdoing or a crime
- acompañarás
- You will accompany or go along with someone
- puedo
- I can or I am able to do something
- ir
- To go, an infinitive verb of motion
- sola
- Alone, without company or assistance
- idea
- Idea or thought that comes to mind
- visita
- Visit, the act of going to see someone
- tormento
- Torment, intense physical or emotional suffering
- podía
- Could or was able to, imperfect past of 'poder'
- negarme
- To refuse or deny myself, reflexive form of 'negar'
- Entramos
- We entered, preterite tense of 'entrar'
- lúgubre
- Gloomy, dark, and depressing in atmosphere
- celda
- Cell, a small room in a prison or monastery
- prisión
- Prison, a building where criminals are confined
- contemplamos
- We contemplated or looked at something attentively
- sentada
- Seated or sitting down in a place
- sobre
- On, over, or about something
- paja
- Straw, dried stalks used as bedding or feed
- extremo
- End or extreme point of something
- lejano
- Far away or distant in space or time
- manos
- Hands, the body parts at the end of the arms
- esposadas
- Handcuffed, bound with restraints at the wrists
- cabeza
- Head, the uppermost part of the human body
- descansaba
- Was resting or leaning on something
- rodillas
- Knees, the joints in the middle of the legs
- levantó
- She stood up or got up from a position
- vernos
- Seeing us, infinitive 'ver' with attached pronoun
- entrar
- To enter or come into a place
- quedamos
- We stayed or remained in a place or situation
- solos
- Alone, without the presence of others
- arrojó
- Threw herself or flung herself at something
- pies
- Feet, the body parts at the end of the legs
- llorando
- Crying or weeping, present participle of 'llorar'
- amargamente
- Bitterly, in a way full of pain or sorrow
- también
- Also or too, indicating addition or agreement
- lloró
- Cried, preterite third-person singular of 'llorar'
- privaste
- You deprived or took away from someone
- último
- Last, final, or most recent in a sequence
- consuelo
- Consolation or comfort in times of sadness
- Confiaba
- I trusted or had confidence in someone or something
- inocencia
- Innocence, the state of not being guilty
- entonces
- Then, at that time or in that case
- desdichada
- Wretched or deeply unhappy and unfortunate person
- tan
- So or as, used in comparisons or intensification
- miserable
- Miserable, extremely unhappy or wretched
- ahora
- Now, at the present moment in time
- crees
- You believe or think something is true
- malvada
- Evil or wicked person, morally corrupt
- También
- Also or too, indicating something additional
- unes
- You join or unite with others
- enemigos
- Enemies, people who are hostile toward you
- aplastarme
- To crush or overwhelm me completely
- condenarme
- To condemn or sentence me for a crime
- asesina
- Murderess, a woman who has committed murder
- voz
- Voice, the sound produced when speaking or singing
- ahogada
- Choked or muffled, as if suppressed by emotion
- sollozos
- Sobs, the sounds made when crying deeply
- Levántate
- Get up, imperative command to rise from a position
- muchacha
- Girl or young woman, informal term of address
- arrodillas
- You kneel down, second-person of 'arrodillarse'
- inocente
- Innocent, not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
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