Harrigan — Page 4
For answer he dragged a crimson carnation from the buttonhole of a tall man who stood at his side.
Pour toute réponse, il arracha un œillet cramoisi à la boutonnière d'un grand homme qui se tenait à ses côtés.
"What in hell--" began the victim, but Harrigan smiled and the other drew slowly back through the crowd.
« Que diable... » commença la victime, mais Harrigan sourit et l'autre se retira lentement à travers la foule.
"Now send them away."
« Maintenant, renvoyez-les. »
She looked at him an instant longer with a light coming slowly up behind her eyes.
Elle le regarda un instant de plus, une lumière montant lentement derrière ses yeux.
Then she leaned out and waved to the chuckling semicircle.
Puis elle se pencha en avant et fit signe au demi-cercle rieur.
"Run away for a while," she said; "I want to talk to my brother."
« Allez vous promener un moment, dit-elle ; je veux parler à mon frère. »
She patted the thick red hair to emphasize the relationship, and the little crowd departed, laughing uproariously.
Elle tapota la chevelure rousse et épaisse pour souligner la parenté, et la petite foule s'en alla en riant aux éclats.
Harrigan slipped the carnation into the jetty hair.
Harrigan glissa l'œillet dans la chevelure de jais.
His hand lingered a moment against the soft masses, and she drew it down, grown suddenly serious.
Sa main s'attarda un moment contre les douces masses de cheveux, et elle la retira, devenue soudainement sérieuse.
"There are three policemen in the shadow of that cottage over there. They're watching you."
« Il y a trois policiers dans l'ombre de ce cottage là-bas. Ils vous surveillent. »
"Ah-h!"
« Ah-h ! »
The sound was so soft that it was almost a sigh, but she shivered perceptibly.
Le son était si doux qu'il ressemblait presque à un soupir, mais elle frissonna visiblement.
"What have you been doing?"
« Qu'avez-vous fait ? »
He answered regretfully: "Nothing."
Il répondit avec regret : « Rien. »
"They're coming this way. The man who had the carnation is with them. You better beat it."
« Ils viennent par ici. L'homme qui avait l'œillet est avec eux. Vous feriez mieux de filer. »
"Nope. I like it here."
« Non. Je me plais ici. »
She shook her head, but the flame was blowing high now in her eyes.
Elle secoua la tête, mais la flamme brûlait haut à présent dans ses yeux.
A hand fell on Harrigan's shoulder.
Une main se posa sur l'épaule de Harrigan.
"Hey!" said the sergeant in a loud voice.
« Hé ! » dit le sergent d'une voix forte.
Harrigan turned slowly and the sergeant's hand fell away.
Harrigan se retourna lentement et la main du sergent retomba.
The man of the carnation was far in the background.
L'homme à l'œillet était loin en arrière-plan.
"Well?"
« Eh bien ? »
"That flower.
« Cette fleur.
Vocabulary
- Pour
- For; in order to; to
- toute
- All; every; whole (feminine form)
- réponse
- Answer; response to a question
- il
- He; it (masculine pronoun)
- arracha
- Tore away; pulled out forcefully (past tense)
- un
- A; one (masculine article/number)
- la
- The (feminine singular article)
- grand
- Large; great; big in size
- homme
- Man; adult male person
- qui
- Who; which; that (relative pronoun)
- se
- Himself; herself; oneself (reflexive pronoun)
- tenait
- Held; stood; was holding (past tense)
- ses
- His; her; its (possessive adjective plural)
- côtés
- Sides; beside; next to
- Que
- What; which; that (relative/interrogative)
- commença
- Began; started; commenced (past tense)
- victime
- Victim; person harmed or injured
- mais
- But; however; yet (conjunction)
- sourit
- Smiled; gave a smile (past tense)
- et
- And (conjunction)
- autre
- Other; another; different one
- retira
- Withdrew; removed; took away (past)
- lentement
- Slowly; in a slow manner
- travers
- Across; through; via
- foule
- Crowd; large group of people
- Maintenant
- Now; at the present time
- renvoyez
- Send back; dismiss; adjourn (imperative)
- les
- The (plural definite article)
- Elle
- She; it (feminine singular pronoun)
- le
- The; him; it (masculine singular)
- regarda
- Looked at; watched; gazed (past)
- instant
- Instant; moment; second in time
- de
- Of; from; about (preposition)
- plus
- More; plus; moreover (adverb)
- une
- A; one (feminine article/number)
- lumière
- Light; illumination; brightness
- montant
- Rising; coming up; increasing
- derrière
- Behind; at the back of
- yeux
- Eyes; plural of œil
- Puis
- Then; afterwards; next (adverb)
- elle
- She; it (feminine singular pronoun)
- pencha
- Leaned; bent; inclined forward (past)
- en
- In; into; made of (preposition)
- avant
- Before; forward; ahead (adverb)
- fit
- Made; did; performed (past tense)
- signe
- Sign; signal; indication
- au
- To the; at the (contraction)
- demi
- Half; semi; partial
- cercle
- Circle; circular shape or group
- Allez
- Go; proceed; move along (imperative)
- vous
- You (polite/plural pronoun)
- promener
- To walk; to take a walk
- moment
- Moment; instant; period of time
- dit
- Said; told; spoke (past tense)
- je
- I (first person singular pronoun)
- veux
- Want; wish; desire (present tense)
- parler
- To speak; to talk; to converse
- mon
- My (masculine singular possessive)
- frère
- Brother; male sibling
- épaisse
- Thick; dense; substantial (feminine)
- souligner
- To underline; to emphasize; to stress
- petite
- Small; little; tiny (feminine)
- alla
- Went; proceeded; departed (past)
- glissa
- Slipped; slid; glided (past tense)
- dans
- In; inside; within (preposition)
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