Harrigan — Page 4
For answer he dragged a crimson carnation from the buttonhole of a tall man who stood at his side.
Als Antwort zog er eine karmesinrote Nelke aus dem Knopfloch eines großen Mannes, der neben ihm stand.
She looked at him an instant longer with a light coming slowly up behind her eyes.
Sie sah ihn noch einen Augenblick länger an, während ein Leuchten langsam hinter ihren Augen aufstieg.
Then she leaned out and waved to the chuckling semicircle.
Dann lehnte sie sich hinaus und winkte dem kichernden Halbkreis zu.
She patted the thick red hair to emphasize the relationship, and the little crowd departed, laughing uproariously.
Sie tätschelte das dicke rote Haar, um die Verwandtschaft zu betonen, und die kleine Menge entfernte sich unter lautem Gelächter.
Harrigan slipped the carnation into the jetty hair.
Harrigan steckte die Nelke in das pechschwarze Haar.
His hand lingered a moment against the soft masses, and she drew it down, grown suddenly serious.
Seine Hand verweilte einen Moment an den weichen Locken, und sie zog sie herunter, plötzlich ernst geworden.
"There are three policemen in the shadow of that cottage over there.
„Dort drüben im Schatten dieses Häuschens stehen drei Polizisten.
The sound was so soft that it was almost a sigh, but she shivered perceptibly.
Der Laut war so leise, dass er fast ein Seufzer war, aber sie schauderte merklich.
"They're coming this way.
„Sie kommen hierher.
The man who had the carnation is with them.
Der Mann, dem die Nelke gehörte, ist bei ihnen.
"Nope.
„Nein.
She shook her head, but the flame was blowing high now in her eyes.
Sie schüttelte den Kopf, aber die Flamme loderte nun hoch in ihren Augen.
A hand fell on Harrigan's shoulder.
Eine Hand legte sich auf Harrigans Schulter.
Harrigan turned slowly and the sergeant's hand fell away.
Harrigan drehte sich langsam um und die Hand des Sergeanten fiel herab.
The man of the carnation was far in the background.
Der Mann mit der Nelke stand weit im Hintergrund.
"That flower.
„Diese Blume.
Vocabulary
- Als
- When; as; at the time that something happened.
- Antwort
- Answer; response to a question or statement.
- zog
- Pulled; drew; past tense of ziehen.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- eine
- A; an; feminine indefinite article.
- aus
- Out of; from; preposition indicating origin.
- dem
- The; dative masculine or neuter article.
- eines
- Of a; genitive form of ein.
- großen
- Large; big; tall; of considerable size.
- Mannes
- Of a man; genitive singular of Mann.
- der
- The; definite article for feminine or plural.
- neben
- Next to; beside; by the side of.
- ihm
- Him; dative masculine pronoun.
- stand
- Stood; was standing; past tense of stehen.
- Sie
- She; formal you; third person pronoun.
- sah
- Saw; looked; past tense of sehen.
- ihn
- Him; accusative masculine pronoun.
- noch
- Still; yet; even; additionally; furthermore.
- einen
- A; an; accusative masculine article.
- Augenblick
- Moment; instant; brief period of time.
- länger
- Longer; for a greater duration.
- an
- On; at; to; preposition of location.
- während
- While; during; whereas; at same time.
- ein
- A; an; indefinite article.
- langsam
- Slowly; at a slow pace; gradually.
- hinter
- Behind; at the back of something.
- ihren
- Her; their; dative or accusative plural pronoun.
- Augen
- Eyes; plural of Auge.
- aufstieg
- Rose; climbed; ascended; past tense.
- Dann
- Then; next; at that time.
- lehnte
- Leaned; reclined; past tense of lehnen.
- sie
- She; they; feminine or plural pronoun.
- sich
- Herself; himself; reflexive pronoun.
- hinaus
- Out; outward; outside; forth.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- winkte
- Waved; gestured; past tense of winken.
- zu
- To; at; towards; closed; shut.
- das
- The; that; neuter definite article.
- dicke
- Thick; fat; stout; dense.
- rote
- Red; crimson; scarlet colored.
- Haar
- Hair; strand of hair on head.
- um
- Around; about; in order to.
- die
- The; feminine or plural definite article.
- Verwandtschaft
- Relationship; kinship; family connection.
- betonen
- Emphasize; stress; highlight; accentuate.
- kleine
- Small; little; tiny; diminutive.
- Menge
- Quantity; amount; crowd; multitude.
- entfernte
- Removed; withdrew; departed; past tense.
- unter
- Under; beneath; among; below.
- lautem
- Loud; noisy; high-volume; audible.
- Gelächter
- Laughter; laughing; amusement sound.
- steckte
- Stuck; put; placed; past tense.
- in
- In; inside; into; within.
- Hand
- Hand; palm; appendage for grasping.
- Moment
- Moment; instant; brief time period.
- den
- The; accusative masculine definite article.
- weichen
- Soft; yielding; tender; supple.
- Locken
- Curls; ringlets; wavy locks of hair.
- herunter
- Down; downward; from above.
- plötzlich
- Suddenly; abruptly; all at once.
- ernst
- Serious; grave; solemn; earnest.
- geworden
- Became; grew; turned into; past participle.
- Dort
- There; in that place; yonder.
- drüben
- Over there; on the other side.
- im
- In the; contraction of in dem.
- Schatten
- Shadow; shade; darkness; silhouette.
- dieses
- This; of this; neuter genitive.
- stehen
- Stand; be standing; remain upright.
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