Harrigan — Page 4
McTee," he said, "I came on your ship by chance an' saw you.
McTee," dit-il, "je suis monté à bord de votre navire par hasard et je vous ai vu.
If you _can_ use an extra hand, let me stay.
Si vous pouvez utiliser un matelot supplémentaire, laissez-moi rester.
I'm footfree an' I need to be movin' on."
Je suis libre de mes mouvements et j'ai besoin de continuer ma route."
Even through the gloom he caught the glint of the Scotchman's eye.
Même à travers l'obscurité, il aperçut l'éclat du regard de l'Écossais.
"Get off the bridge!" thundered McTee.
« Descendez du pont ! » tonna McTee.
"But I'm Harrigan, and--"
« Mais je suis Harrigan, et-- »
McTee turned to his first and second mates.
McTee se tourna vers ses premier et second officiers.
"Throw that man off the bridge!" he ordered.
« Jetez cet homme hors du pont ! » ordonna-t-il.
Harrigan didn't wait.
Harrigan n'attendit pas.
He retreated down the steps to the deck and went to the rail.
Il descendit les marches jusqu'au pont et se dirigea vers le bastingage.
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.
Un large espace d'eau sombre s'étendait désormais entre le navire et le quai, mais il posa son genou sur le bastingage, prêt à plonger.
Then he turned and stood with folded arms looking up to the bridge, for his mind was dark with many doubts.
Puis il se retourna et se tint les bras croisés, les yeux levés vers le pont, car son esprit était assombri par de nombreux doutes.
He tapped a passing sailor on the shoulder.
Il tapa sur l'épaule d'un matelot qui passait.
"What sort of an old boy is the captain?"
« Quel genre d'homme est le capitaine ? »
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.
Il décida que selon la réponse il resterait à bord du navire ou nagerait jusqu'au rivage, mais le matelot se contenta de le regarder bêtement un moment, puis sourit lentement.
There might be malice, there might be mere ridicule in that smile.
Il pouvait y avoir de la malveillance, il pouvait n'y avoir que du ridicule dans ce sourire.
He passed on before another question could be asked.
Il passa son chemin avant qu'une autre question pût être posée.
"Huh!" grunted Harrigan. "I stay!"
« Hein ! » grogna Harrigan. « Je reste ! »
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.
Il garda les yeux fixés sur le pont, demeurant immobile au bastingage pendant une heure tandis que la lueur d'Honolulu s'estompait de plus en plus derrière la poupe.
Vocabulary
- dit
- Said; past participle of dire (to say).
- il
- He; masculine singular pronoun.
- je
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- suis
- Am; first person singular of être (to be).
- monté
- Climbed; mounted; past participle of monter.
- bord
- Edge; side; board of a ship.
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- votre
- Your; possessive adjective, formal or plural.
- navire
- Ship; vessel used for maritime transportation.
- par
- By; through; preposition indicating agent or means.
- hasard
- Chance; accident; by chance or luck.
- et
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- vous
- You; formal or plural pronoun.
- ai
- Have; first person singular of avoir (to have).
- vu
- Seen; past participle of voir (to see).
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical situation.
- pouvez
- Can; second person plural of pouvoir (can/able).
- utiliser
- To use; to employ or make use of.
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- matelot
- Sailor; crew member aboard a ship.
- supplémentaire
- Additional; extra; more than usual or required.
- laissez
- Leave; allow; second person plural of laisser.
- moi
- Me; first person singular objective pronoun.
- rester
- To stay; to remain in a place.
- Je
- I; first person singular subject pronoun.
- libre
- Free; unoccupied; not constrained or restricted.
- mes
- My; first person plural possessive adjective.
- mouvements
- Movements; motions; actions of moving or shifting.
- besoin
- Need; necessity; requirement for something.
- continuer
- To continue; to keep going or proceed.
- ma
- My; first person singular feminine possessive adjective.
- route
- Road; route; path or way of travel.
- Même
- Same; even; identical or likewise.
- travers
- Through; across; by way of or via.
- obscurité
- Darkness; lack of light or visibility.
- aperçut
- Caught sight of; past tense of apercevoir.
- éclat
- Brightness; brilliance; striking or remarkable quality.
- du
- Of the; contraction of de + le.
- regard
- Gaze; look; the act of looking.
- Écossais
- Scottish; relating to Scotland or its people.
- Descendez
- Go down; descend; second person plural command.
- pont
- Bridge; deck of a ship or vessel.
- tonna
- Thundered; spoke loudly; past tense of tonner.
- Mais
- But; however; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition.
- se
- Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun.
- tourna
- Turned; past tense of tourner (to turn).
- vers
- Toward; in direction of; preposition.
- ses
- His/her; third person singular possessive adjective.
- premier
- First; earlier in time or order.
- second
- Second; next after first; subordinate position.
- officiers
- Officers; persons holding official positions.
- Jetez
- Throw; cast; second person plural command.
- cet
- This; that; masculine singular demonstrative adjective.
- homme
- Man; adult male human person.
- hors
- Out; outside; out of or away from.
- ordonna
- Ordered; commanded; past tense of ordonner.
- attendit
- Waited; past tense of attendre (to wait).
- pas
- Not; step; negation or footstep.
- Il
- He; masculine singular subject pronoun.
- descendit
- Went down; past tense of descendre.
- les
- The; definite article for plural nouns.
- marches
- Steps; stairs; series of steps for climbing.
- jusqu
- Until; till; up to a point in time.
- au
- At the; contraction of à + le.
- dirigea
- Directed; steered; past tense of diriger.
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- bastingage
- Railing; guard rails along ship's edge.
- Un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- large
- Wide; broad; of considerable extent or width.
- espace
- Space; area; expanse of empty or open place.
- eau
- Water; liquid essential for life.
- sombre
- Dark; gloomy; lacking light or brightness.
- étendait
- Stretched; extended; past tense of étendre.
- désormais
- Henceforth; from now on; in future.
- entre
- Between; among; in the space separating.
- quai
- Wharf; dock; platform alongside water for loading.
- mais
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast.
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