Harrigan — Page 3
The gayest crowds cannot quite disturb the brooding peace which is like the promise of sleep and rest at sunset.
Las multitudes más alegres no pueden perturbar del todo la paz reflexiva que es como la promesa de sueño y descanso al atardecer.
It was not pleasing to Harrigan.
No le agradaba a Harrigan.
He frowned and drew a quick, impatient breath, muttering: "I'm not long for this joint. I gotta be moving."
Frunció el ceño y tomó un aliento rápido e impaciente, murmurando: «No me queda mucho tiempo en este lugar. Tengo que ponerme en marcha».
He joined a crowd which eddied toward the center of Ivilei.
Se unió a una multitud que se arremolinaba hacia el centro de Ivilei.
In there it was better.
Allí dentro era mejor.
Negro soldiers, marines from the _Maryland_, Kanakas, Chinamen, Japanese, Portuguese, Americans; a score of nationalities and complexions rubbed shoulders as they wandered aimlessly among the many bright-painted cottages.
Soldados negros, marines del _Maryland_, kanakas, chinos, japoneses, portugueses, americanos; una veintena de nacionalidades y complexiones se codeaban mientras deambulaban sin rumbo entre las numerosas cabañas pintadas de vivos colores.
Yet even in that careless throng of pleasure-seekers no one rubbed shoulders with Harrigan.
Sin embargo, incluso en aquella despreocupada multitud de buscadores de placer, nadie se codeaba con Harrigan.
The flame of his hair was like a red lamp which warned them away.
La llama de su cabello era como una lámpara roja que los advertía para que se alejaran.
Or perhaps it was his eye, which seemed to linger for a cold, incurious instant on every face that approached.
O quizás era su mirada, que parecía detenerse un frío e indiferente instante en cada rostro que se acercaba.
He picked out the prettiest of the girls who sat at the windows chatting with all who passed.
Eligió a la más bonita de las chicas que estaban sentadas en las ventanas charlando con todos los que pasaban.
He did not have to shoulder to win a way through the crowd of her admirers.
No tuvo que abrirse paso a empujones entre la multitud de sus admiradores.
She was a _hap haoli_, with the fine features of the Caucasian and the black of hair and eye which shows the islander.
Era una _hap haoli_, con los finos rasgos del caucásico y el cabello y los ojos negros que delatan a la isleña.
A rounded elbow rested on the sill of the window; her chin was cupped in her hand.
Un codo redondeado descansaba sobre el alféizar de la ventana; su barbilla reposaba en su mano.
"Send these away," said Harrigan, and leaned an elbow beside hers.
«Manda a estos lejos», dijo Harrigan, y apoyó un codo junto al de ella.
"Oh," she murmured; then: "And if I send them away?"
«Oh», murmuró ella; luego: «¿Y si los mando lejos?»
"I'll reward you."
«Te recompensaré».
"Reward?"
«¿Recompensa?»
Vocabulary
- multitudes
- Large crowds or masses of people.
- alegres
- Happy, cheerful, joyful in mood.
- perturbar
- To disturb, disrupt, or trouble someone.
- paz
- Peace; state of calm and tranquility.
- reflexiva
- Reflective; characterized by deep thought.
- promesa
- Promise; pledge or assurance made.
- sueño
- Dream; sleep or sleeping state.
- descanso
- Rest; respite or period of relaxation.
- atardecer
- Late afternoon; dusk or early evening.
- agradaba
- Pleased; past tense of agradar.
- Frunció
- Frowned; past tense of fruncir.
- ceño
- Frown; knitted brow expressing disapproval.
- aliento
- Breath; respiration or breathing process.
- rápido
- Fast, quick, or rapid in speed.
- impaciente
- Impatient; showing lack of patience.
- murmurando
- Murmuring; speaking in low tones.
- queda
- Remains; third person singular of quedar.
- lugar
- Place, location, or specific area.
- ponerme
- To put myself; reflexive infinitive verb.
- marcha
- March; movement or departure.
- unió
- Joined; past tense of unirse.
- multitud
- Multitude; large crowd of people.
- arremolinaba
- Swirled; past tense of arremolinarse.
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction.
- centro
- Center; middle point or hub.
- Allí
- There; adverb indicating location.
- dentro
- Inside, within; interior location.
- mejor
- Better; superior in quality.
- Soldados
- Soldiers; plural of soldado.
- negros
- Black; dark colored or African.
- marines
- Marines; military naval infantry.
- chinos
- Chinese; from China or Chinese people.
- japoneses
- Japanese; from Japan or Japanese people.
- portugueses
- Portuguese; from Portugal or Portuguese people.
- americanos
- Americans; people from America.
- veintena
- About twenty; approximately twenty people.
- nacionalidades
- Nationalities; plural of nacionalidad.
- complexiones
- Complexions; skin color or appearance.
- codeaban
- Elbowed; past tense of codearse.
- mientras
- While, meanwhile; during a period.
- deambulaban
- Wandered; past tense of deambular.
- sin
- Without; negation preposition.
- rumbo
- Direction, course, or heading.
- entre
- Between, among; preposition.
- numerosas
- Numerous; many in quantity.
- cabañas
- Cabins, huts; small dwelling structures.
- pintadas
- Painted; colored with paint.
- vivos
- Vivid, bright; intensely colored.
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