Harrigan — Page 5
There were lights in the after-cabin and he guessed that the ship, in a small way, carried both freight and passengers.
Había luces en el camarote de popa y supuso que el barco, en cierta medida, transportaba tanto carga como pasajeros.
At last McTee came down the steps to the deck and as he passed Harrigan snapped: "Follow me."
Por fin McTee bajó los escalones hasta la cubierta y al pasar junto a Harrigan ordenó secamente: "Sígueme."
He led the way aft and up another flight of steps to the after-cabin, unlocked a door, and showed Harrigan into the captain's room.
Él abrió el camino hacia la popa y subió otro tramo de escalones hasta el camarote de popa, abrió una puerta con llave y condujo a Harrigan al camarote del capitán.
Here he took one chair and Harrigan dropped easily into another.
Allí tomó asiento en una silla y Harrigan se dejó caer cómodamente en otra.
"Now, what 'n hell was your line of thinkin', McTee," he began, "when you told me to--"
"Ahora bien, qué diablos estabas pensando, McTee," comenzó, "cuando me dijiste que--"
"Stand up!" said McTee.
"¡Levántate!" dijo McTee.
"What?"
"¿Qué?"
"Stand up!"
"¡Levántate!"
Harrigan rose very slowly.
Harrigan se levantó muy despacio.
His jaw was setting harder and harder, and his face became grim.
Su mandíbula se tensaba cada vez más y su rostro se tornó sombrío.
"Harrigan, you took a chance and came with me."
"Harrigan, tomaste un riesgo y viniste conmigo."
"Yes."
"Sí."
"I didn't ask you to come."
"No te pedí que vinieras."
"Sure you didn't, but if you think you can treat me like a swine and get away with it--"
"Claro que no, pero si crees que puedes tratarme como a un cerdo y salirte con la tuya--"
It was wonderful to see the eyes of McTee grow small.
Era asombroso ver cómo los ojos de McTee se achicaban.
They seemed to retreat until they became points of light shining from the deep shadow of his brow.
Parecían retroceder hasta convertirse en puntos de luz que brillaban desde la profunda sombra de su ceño.
They were met by the cold, incurious light of Harrigan's stare.
Se encontraron con la fría e indiferente mirada de Harrigan.
"You're a hard man, Harrigan."
"Eres un hombre duro, Harrigan."
He made no answer, but listened to the deep thrum of the engines.
Él no respondió, sino que escuchó el profundo zumbido de los motores.
It seemed to him that the force which drove the ship was like a part of McTee's will, a thing of steel.
Le pareció que la fuerza que impulsaba el barco era como una parte de la voluntad de McTee, algo de acero.
"And I'm a hard man, Harrigan. On this ship I'm king.
"Y yo también soy un hombre duro, Harrigan. En este barco soy el rey.
Vocabulary
- Había
- There was/were; past imperfect of haber
- luces
- Lights; plural of luz
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition
- camarote
- Cabin on a ship or boat
- popa
- Stern; the rear part of a ship
- supuso
- He/she supposed or assumed something
- barco
- Ship or boat; common watercraft noun
- cierta
- Certain, a particular; feminine adjective
- medida
- Measure, extent; used in phrases like 'en cierta medida'
- transportaba
- Was transporting or carrying cargo or passengers
- tanto
- So much, as much; used in comparisons
- carga
- Cargo, load; goods carried by a vehicle
- como
- As, like; used in comparisons or as conjunction
- pasajeros
- Passengers; people traveling on a vehicle
- Por
- For, by, through; versatile preposition
- fin
- End, finally; used in 'por fin' meaning finally
- bajó
- He/she went down, descended stairs or steps
- escalones
- Steps, stairs; individual stair steps
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as
- cubierta
- Deck of a ship; upper surface area
- pasar
- To pass, go by; common movement verb
- junto
- Next to, beside; indicates proximity
- ordenó
- He/she ordered or commanded someone
- secamente
- Dryly, curtly; in a sharp brief manner
- Sígueme
- Follow me; imperative command form
- abrió
- He/she opened something like a door
- camino
- Way, path, road; also to lead the way
- hacia
- Toward, towards; indicates direction
- subió
- He/she went up, climbed stairs or steps
- otro
- Another, other; indicates a different one
- tramo
- Flight of stairs; a section or stretch
- puerta
- Door; entryway into a room or building
- llave
- Key; used to lock or unlock a door
- condujo
- He/she led, guided, or drove somewhere
- capitán
- Captain; leader or commander of a ship
- Allí
- There, over there; indicates a place
- tomó
- He/she took; grabbed or occupied something
- asiento
- Seat, chair; a place to sit down
- silla
- Chair; basic piece of sitting furniture
- dejó
- He/she let, allowed, or dropped into
- caer
- To fall; drop downward by gravity
- cómodamente
- Comfortably; in a relaxed and easy manner
- Ahora
- Now; at the current moment in time
- bien
- Well, good; used also in 'ahora bien'
- qué
- What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- diablos
- Devils; used in 'qué diablos' meaning what the devil
- estabas
- You were; second person imperfect of estar
- pensando
- Thinking; present participle of pensar
- comenzó
- He/she began or started doing something
- cuando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- dijiste
- You said or told; preterite of decir
- Levántate
- Get up, stand up; reflexive imperative command
- dijo
- He/she said; preterite of decir
- Qué
- What; interrogative pronoun in a question
- levantó
- He/she got up or raised something
- muy
- Very; intensifier adverb for adjectives
- despacio
- Slowly; at a slow or leisurely pace
- mandíbula
- Jaw; lower part of the face bone
- tensaba
- Was tensing or tightening; imperfect of tensar
- cada
- Each, every; used in 'cada vez más'
- vez
- Time, instance; used in set phrases
- más
- More, most; comparative or additive adverb
- rostro
- Face, countenance; a formal word for face
- tornó
- Became, turned; preterite of tornar
- sombrío
- Gloomy, dark, somber; describes mood or expression
- tomaste
- You took; second person preterite of tomar
- riesgo
- Risk, danger; exposure to possible harm
- viniste
- You came; second person preterite of venir
- conmigo
- With me; first person prepositional pronoun
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response particle
- pedí
- I asked or requested; preterite of pedir
- vinieras
- That you come; past subjunctive of venir
- Claro
- Of course, clear; common affirmative expression
- pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- si
- If; conditional conjunction
- crees
- You believe or think; from creer
- puedes
- You can; second person of poder
- tratarme
- To treat me; infinitive with pronoun attached
- cerdo
- Pig; also used as an insult for someone
- salirte
- To get away with; reflexive infinitive form
- tuya
- Yours; feminine possessive pronoun
- Era
- It was; imperfect third person of ser
- asombroso
- Astonishing, amazing; causes great surprise
- ver
- To see; basic infinitive vision verb
- cómo
- How; interrogative or exclamatory adverb
- ojos
- Eyes; plural of ojo
- achicaban
- Were narrowing or shrinking; imperfect of achicar
- Parecían
- They seemed or appeared; imperfect of parecer
- retroceder
- To draw back, recede; move backward or retreat
- convertirse
- To become, turn into; reflexive infinitive
- puntos
- Points, dots; small concentrated spots
- luz
- Light; illumination from a source
- brillaban
- They shone or sparkled; imperfect of brillar
- desde
- From, since; indicates origin or starting point
- profunda
- Deep, profound; feminine adjective of profundo
- sombra
- Shadow, shade, darkness; area without light
- ceño
- Frown, brow; used in 'fruncir el ceño'
- encontraron
- They met or encountered; preterite of encontrar
- fría
- Cold; feminine adjective describing lack of warmth
- e
- And; used before words starting with i or hi
- indiferente
- Indifferent, uncaring; showing no interest or emotion
- mirada
- Look, gaze; the act of looking at someone
- Eres
- You are; second person singular of ser
- hombre
- Man; adult male person
- duro
- Hard, tough; not soft or easy to deal with
- respondió
- He/she responded or replied; preterite of responder
- sino
- But rather, but instead; corrective conjunction
- escuchó
- He/she listened or heard; preterite of escuchar
- profundo
- Deep, profound; describes depth or intensity
- zumbido
- Hum, buzz; a low continuous droning sound
- motores
- Engines, motors; machines that generate movement
- Pareció
- It seemed; third person preterite of parecer
- fuerza
- Force, strength, power; physical or dynamic energy
- impulsaba
- Was driving or propelling; imperfect of impulsar
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- parte
- Part, portion; a section of a whole
- voluntad
- Will, willpower; determination or desire to act
- algo
- Something; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- acero
- Steel; strong metal alloy used in machinery
- también
- Also, too; indicates addition or agreement
- soy
- I am; first person singular of ser
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- rey
- King; monarch or ruler of a kingdom
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