Harrigan — Page 1
They were past the thick of the mob now and they dodged rapidly among the cottages until the clamor of police fell away to a murmur behind them, and they swung out onto the narrow, dark street which led back toward the heart of Honolulu.
Sie waren jetzt durch das Gedränge des Mobs hindurch und wichen rasch zwischen den Hütten aus, bis der Lärm der Polizei hinter ihnen zu einem Murmeln verebbte, und sie bogen auf die enge, dunkle Straße ein, die zurück ins Herz von Honolulu führte.
For ten minutes they strode along without a word.
Zehn Minuten lang schritten sie schweigend dahin.
Under the light of a street lamp they stopped of one accord.
Im Schein einer Straßenlaterne blieben sie wie auf Verabredung stehen.
"I'm McTee."
„Ich bin McTee."
"I'm Harrigan."
„Ich bin Harrigan."
The gripping of the hands was more than fellowship; it was like a test of strength which left each uncertain of the other's resources.
Der Händedruck war mehr als Kameradschaft; er glich einem Kraftmessen, das jeden im Ungewissen über die Reserven des anderen ließ.
They were exactly opposite types.
Sie waren genau entgegengesetzte Typen.
McTee was long of face, with an arched, cruel nose, gleaming eyes, heavy, straight brows which pointed up and gave a touch of the Mephistophelian to his expression, a narrow, jutting chin, and lips habitually compressed to a thin line.
McTee hatte ein langes Gesicht mit einer gewölbten, grausamen Nase, leuchtenden Augen, schweren, geraden Brauen, die nach oben wiesen und seinem Ausdruck etwas Mephistophelisches verliehen, einem schmalen, vorspringenden Kinn und Lippen, die gewohnheitsmäßig zu einem dünnen Strich zusammengepresst waren.
It was a handsome face, in a way, but it showed such a brutal dominance that it inspired fear first and admiration afterward.
Es war auf seine Art ein hübsches Gesicht, aber es zeigte eine so brutale Dominanz, dass es zuerst Furcht und danach Bewunderung einflößte.
Such a man must command.
Ein solcher Mann muss befehlen.
He might be only the boss of a gang of laborers, or he might be a financier, but never in any case an underling.
Er mochte nur der Vorarbeiter einer Arbeitergruppe sein oder ein Finanzier, aber niemals in irgendeinem Fall ein Untergebener.
Altogether he combined physical and intellectual strength to such a degree that both men and women would have stopped to look at him, and once seen he would be remembered.
Insgesamt vereinte er körperliche und geistige Stärke in einem solchen Maße, dass sowohl Männer als auch Frauen stehengeblieben wären, um ihn anzusehen, und einmal gesehen, würde man ihn nicht vergessen.
On the other hand, in Harrigan one felt only force, not directed and controlled as in McTee, but impulsive, irregular, irresponsible, uncompassed.
Harrigan hingegen strahlte nur Kraft aus, nicht gelenkt und kontrolliert wie bei McTee, sondern impulsiv, unregelmäßig, verantwortungslos und zügellos.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- Third person plural or formal 'you' pronoun
- waren
- Past tense of 'sein'; they/you were
- jetzt
- Now, at this moment
- durch
- Through, by means of
- das
- Definite article or pronoun: the, that
- Gedränge
- A crowd, crush, or pressing throng of people
- des
- Genitive definite article: of the
- Mobs
- Genitive of Mob; an unruly violent crowd
- hindurch
- Through, all the way through something
- und
- And, connecting words or clauses
- wichen
- Past tense of weichen; they yielded or stepped aside
- rasch
- Quickly, swiftly, without delay
- zwischen
- Between or among two or more things
- den
- Definite article in dative/accusative plural: the
- Hütten
- Plural of Hütte; small huts or cabins
- aus
- Out of, from; indicates direction or origin
- bis
- Until, up to a point in time or space
- der
- Definite article masculine nominative or genitive: the
- Lärm
- Noise, loud disruptive sound
- Polizei
- The police, law enforcement agency
- hinter
- Behind, at the back of something
- ihnen
- Dative pronoun: them or formal 'you'
- zu
- To, toward, at; also infinitive marker
- einem
- Indefinite article dative masculine/neuter: a, an
- Murmeln
- A murmuring, soft indistinct collective sound
- verebbte
- Past tense of verebben; died away, subsided
- sie
- She, they, or formal you pronoun
- bogen
- Past tense of biegen; they turned or curved
- auf
- On, onto, upon; also open or up
- die
- Definite article feminine or plural: the
- enge
- Narrow, confined, tight in space
- dunkle
- Dark, dim, lacking light
- Straße
- Street or road in a town
- ein
- Indefinite article: a, an; also one
- zurück
- Back, returning to a previous place
- ins
- Contraction of in das: into the
- Herz
- Heart; center or core of something
- von
- Of, from, by; indicates origin or belonging
- führte
- Past tense of führen; led or guided somewhere
- Zehn
- The number ten
- Minuten
- Plural of Minute; units of time, sixty seconds
- lang
- Long in duration or extent
- schritten
- Past tense of schreiten; they strode, walked deliberately
- schweigend
- Silently, without speaking, in silence
- dahin
- Along, onward, in that direction
- Im
- Contraction of in dem: in the
- Schein
- Light, glow, or shine from a source
- einer
- Indefinite article genitive/dative feminine: a, one
- Straßenlaterne
- A street lamp or streetlight on a road
- blieben
- Past tense of bleiben; they stayed or remained
- wie
- How, like, as; used for comparisons
- Verabredung
- An appointment, arrangement, or prior agreement
- stehen
- To stand, to be in an upright position
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun: I
- bin
- First person singular of sein: I am
- Der
- Definite article masculine nominative: the
- Händedruck
- A handshake, clasping of hands in greeting
- war
- Past tense of sein: was
- mehr
- More, greater in amount or degree
- als
- As, than, or when used in comparisons
- Kameradschaft
- Comradeship, fellowship, friendly solidarity among people
- er
- Third person masculine pronoun: he, it
- glich
- Past tense of gleichen; resembled or was equal to
- Kraftmessen
- A contest or measuring of physical strength
- jeden
- Each, every person; accusative masculine of jeder
- im
- Contraction of in dem: in the
- Ungewissen
- The uncertain; left guessing about something unknown
- über
- Over, above, about, concerning something
- Reserven
- Reserves, hidden strengths or resources held back
- anderen
- The other one; dative or genitive of andere
- ließ
- Past tense of lassen; let, allowed, caused
- genau
- Exactly, precisely, accurate
- entgegengesetzte
- Opposite, contrary, facing the other direction
- Typen
- Types, kinds of people or characters
- hatte
- Past tense of haben: had
- langes
- Long, elongated; attributive adjective form
- Gesicht
- Face, the front of a person's head
- mit
- With, together with, using something
- gewölbten
- Arched, curved, vaulted; adjective in dative
- grausamen
- Cruel, brutal, merciless; adjective in dative
- Nase
- Nose, the facial organ for smelling
- leuchtenden
- Gleaming, glowing, shining; attributive adjective
- Augen
- Eyes, the organs of sight
- schweren
- Heavy, weighty; adjective in dative case
- geraden
- Straight, direct; adjective in dative case
- Brauen
- Eyebrows, the ridges above the eyes
- nach
- To, toward, after, according to
- oben
- Upward, above, to the top
- wiesen
- Past tense of weisen; pointed or directed toward
- seinem
- Dative masculine/neuter of sein: his, its
- Ausdruck
- Expression, look on someone's face or manner
- etwas
- Something, somewhat, a little bit
- verliehen
- Past participle of verleihen; lent, granted, gave
- schmalen
- Narrow, slim; adjective in dative case
- vorspringenden
- Protruding, jutting forward; attributive adjective form
- Kinn
- Chin, the lower front of the jaw
- Lippen
- Lips, the fleshy edges of the mouth
- gewohnheitsmäßig
- Habitually, as a matter of habit or custom
- dünnen
- Thin, slender; adjective in dative case
- Strich
- A line, stroke, or narrow mark
- zusammengepresst
- Pressed together, compressed tightly
- Es
- Neuter pronoun: it
- seine
- His, its; possessive pronoun in nominative
- Art
- Kind, type, manner or way of being
- hübsches
- Pretty, handsome, attractive; adjective neuter form
- aber
- But, however, yet; indicates contrast
- zeigte
- Past tense of zeigen; showed or displayed
- eine
- Indefinite article feminine: a, one
- so
- So, such, in this way, thus
- brutale
- Brutal, savagely forceful or harsh
- Dominanz
- Dominance, superiority, controlling influence over others
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- zuerst
- First, at first, initially in sequence
- Furcht
- Fear, fright, a feeling of dread
- danach
- After that, subsequently, then afterward
- Bewunderung
- Admiration, feeling of wonder or respect
- einflößte
- Past tense of einflößen; instilled or inspired a feeling
- Ein
- Indefinite article masculine nominative: a, one
- solcher
- Such a, of that kind, masculine form
- Mann
- Man, adult male person
- muss
- Must, has to; modal verb of necessity
- befehlen
- To command, to give orders to others
- Er
- Third person masculine pronoun: he
- mochte
- Past tense of mögen; might be, was allowed to
- nur
- Only, just, merely
- Vorarbeiter
- Foreman, supervisor of a group of workers
- Arbeitergruppe
- A group of workers, labor crew
- sein
- To be; also his, its as possessive
- oder
- Or, otherwise; indicates an alternative
- Finanzier
- A financier, person who manages large financial affairs
- niemals
- Never, at no time whatsoever
- in
- In, into, inside of something
- irgendeinem
- In any, some or other; indefinite dative form
- Fall
- Case, instance, situation; also fall
- Untergebener
- A subordinate, someone ranked below another
- Insgesamt
- Altogether, in total, overall
- vereinte
- Past tense of vereinen; united or combined qualities
- körperliche
- Physical, bodily; adjective relating to the body
- geistige
- Mental, intellectual, spiritual; adjective form
- Stärke
- Strength, power, force, vigor
- solchen
- Such, of that kind; dative or genitive form
- Maße
- Degree, extent, measure; dative of Maß
- sowohl
- Both, as well as; used in correlative pairs
- Männer
- Men, plural of Mann
- auch
- Also, too, as well
- Frauen
- Women, plural of Frau
- stehengeblieben
- Past participle of stehenbleiben; stopped, stood still
- wären
- Subjunctive II of sein: would have been
- um
- Around, at, in order to; preposition or conjunction
- ihn
- Accusative of er: him
- anzusehen
- To look at, to observe someone closely
- einmal
- Once, one time; also someday
- gesehen
- Past participle of sehen: seen, having seen
- würde
- Would; subjunctive II auxiliary for conditionals
- man
- One, you, people in general; impersonal pronoun
- nicht
- Not, negation of a verb or adjective
- vergessen
- To forget, to fail to remember something
- hingegen
- On the other hand, by contrast, however
- strahlte
- Past tense of strahlen; radiated, beamed, shone out
- Kraft
- Strength, force, power, energy
- gelenkt
- Steered, guided, directed; past participle of lenken
- kontrolliert
- Controlled, restrained, kept in check
- bei
- At, near, with, in the case of
- sondern
- But rather, instead; corrective conjunction after negation
- impulsiv
- Impulsive, acting on sudden urge without reflection
- unregelmäßig
- Irregular, inconsistent, not following a regular pattern
- verantwortungslos
- Irresponsible, lacking a sense of responsibility
- zügellos
- Unbridled, unrestrained, wild without control
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