Harrigan — Page 4
McTee," he said, "I came on your ship by chance an' saw you.
McTee," dijo, "llegué a su barco por casualidad y lo vi.
If you _can_ use an extra hand, let me stay.
Si _puede_ usar un par de manos más, déjeme quedarme.
I'm footfree an' I need to be movin' on."
Soy libre como el viento y necesito seguir adelante."
Even through the gloom he caught the glint of the Scotchman's eye.
Incluso a través de la penumbra captó el destello en el ojo del escocés.
"Get off the bridge!" thundered McTee.
"¡Fuera del puente!" tronó McTee.
"But I'm Harrigan, and--"
"Pero soy Harrigan, y--"
McTee turned to his first and second mates.
McTee se volvió hacia su primer y segundo oficial.
"Throw that man off the bridge!" he ordered.
"¡Arrojen a ese hombre del puente!" ordenó.
Harrigan didn't wait.
Harrigan no esperó.
He retreated down the steps to the deck and went to the rail.
Retrocedió bajando los escalones hacia la cubierta y se dirigió a la borda.
A wide gap of swarthy water now extended between the ship and the dock, but he placed his knee on the rail ready to dive.
Una amplia franja de agua oscura se extendía ahora entre el barco y el muelle, pero apoyó su rodilla en la borda dispuesto a lanzarse de cabeza.
Then he turned and stood with folded arms looking up to the bridge, for his mind was dark with many doubts.
Luego se volvió y se quedó de pie con los brazos cruzados mirando hacia el puente, pues su mente estaba ensombrecida por muchas dudas.
He tapped a passing sailor on the shoulder.
Le dio un toque en el hombro a un marinero que pasaba.
"What sort of an old boy is the captain?"
"¿Qué clase de tipo es el capitán?"
He made up his mind that according to the answer he would stay with the ship or swim to the shore, but the sailor merely stared stupidly at him for a moment and then grinned slowly.
Decidió que según la respuesta se quedaría en el barco o nadaría hasta la orilla, pero el marinero simplemente lo miró con cara de tonto por un momento y luego sonrió lentamente.
There might be malice, there might be mere ridicule in that smile.
Podría haber malicia, podría haber simple burla en esa sonrisa.
He passed on before another question could be asked.
Siguió su camino antes de que pudiera hacérsele otra pregunta.
"Huh!" grunted Harrigan.
"¡Bah!" gruñó Harrigan.
"I stay!"
"¡Me quedo!"
He kept his eyes fixed on the bridge, remaining motionless at the rail for an hour while the glow of Honolulu grew dimmer and dimmer past the stern.
Mantuvo los ojos fijos en el puente, permaneciendo inmóvil en la borda durante una hora mientras el resplandor de Honolulu se iba apagando cada vez más a popa.
Vocabulary
- dijo
- Said; past tense of decir.
- llegué
- I arrived; past tense of llegar.
- su
- His, her, your, or their possessive adjective.
- barco
- A large boat or ship for water transport.
- por
- By, for, through; common Spanish preposition.
- casualidad
- Chance or accident; coincidental occurrence.
- lo
- It; direct object masculine pronoun.
- vi
- I saw; past tense of ver.
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction in Spanish.
- puede
- Can, is able; third person present of poder.
- usar
- To use or utilize something.
- un
- A or one; masculine indefinite article.
- par
- A pair; two things of same kind.
- de
- Of; indicates possession or relationship.
- manos
- Hands; plural of mano.
- más
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- déjeme
- Let me; imperative form of dejar.
- quedarme
- To stay or remain; reflexive infinitive.
- Soy
- I am; first person present of ser.
- libre
- Free; not confined or restricted.
- como
- Like, as; comparison or manner.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- viento
- Wind; moving air in atmosphere.
- necesito
- I need; first person present of necesitar.
- seguir
- To follow or continue; to keep going.
- adelante
- Forward; ahead or onward direction.
- Incluso
- Even; expressing inclusion or emphasis.
- través
- Through; across or by way of.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- penumbra
- Twilight or shadow; semi-darkness.
- captó
- Captured or noticed; past tense of captar.
- destello
- A spark or gleam of light.
- en
- In or on; indicates location or position.
- ojo
- Eye; organ of sight.
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el.
- escocés
- Scottish; relating to Scotland or Scots.
- Fuera
- Outside; exterior location or position.
- puente
- Bridge; structure crossing water or gap.
- Pero
- But; indicates contrast or opposition.
- soy
- I am; first person present of ser.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; indicates reflexive action.
- volvió
- Turned or returned; past tense of volver.
- hacia
- Toward; in direction of location.
- primer
- First; ordinal number before masculine noun.
- segundo
- Second; ordinal number or time unit.
- oficial
- Officer; person in official position.
- Arrojen
- Throw; imperative plural of arrojar.
- ese
- That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- hombre
- Man; adult male human.
- ordenó
- Ordered; past tense of ordenar.
- no
- No or not; negation.
- esperó
- Waited or expected; past tense of esperar.
- Retrocedió
- Retreated; past tense of retroceder.
- bajando
- Going down; present participle of bajar.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- escalones
- Stairs or steps; plural of escalón.
- cubierta
- Deck; upper surface of ship.
- dirigió
- Directed; past tense of dirigir.
- borda
- Ship's rail or edge of deck.
- Una
- A or one; feminine indefinite article.
- amplia
- Wide or broad; spacious.
- franja
- Strip or band; narrow area of something.
- agua
- Water; liquid for drinking or swimming.
- oscura
- Dark; lacking light or brightness.
- extendía
- Extended or stretched; past tense of extender.
- ahora
- Now; at present time.
- entre
- Between or among; indicates position.
- muelle
- Dock or wharf; water structure.
- apoyó
- Supported or leaned; past tense of apoyar.
- rodilla
- Knee; joint between thigh and calf.
- dispuesto
- Ready or willing; prepared state.
- lanzarse
- To throw oneself; reflexive infinitive of lanzar.
- cabeza
- Head; upper body part.
- Luego
- Then or later; subsequent time.
- quedó
- Remained or stayed; past tense of quedar.
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