Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 6
That horse is worth three hundred pounds, if she's worth a penny."
Quel cavallo vale trecento sterline, se ne vale anche solo un centesimo."
"Do you think I would?" said the girl reproachfully.
«Pensi che lo farei?» disse la ragazza con tono di rimprovero.
"Now, dad, that is about the cruelest word you have said to your Nora for many a day."
«Senti, papà, questa è forse la parola più crudele che tu abbia detto alla tua Nora da molto tempo.»
"Come and give me a hug, colleen," said the Squire.
«Vieni a darmi un abbraccio, ragazza mia,» disse lo Squire.
Nora ran to him, clasped her arms round his neck, and kissed him once or twice.
Nora corse da lui, gli gettò le braccia al collo e lo baciò una o due volte.
He had moved away to the other end of the room, and now he looked her full in the face.
Si era spostato all'altra estremità della stanza, e ora la guardava dritto in faccia.
"You are fretting about something?"
«Stai pensando a qualcosa che ti preoccupa?»
"Not I--not I," said the girl; but she flushed.
«Io no, io no,» disse la ragazza; ma arrossì.
"Listen to me, colleen," said the Squire; "if it is that bit of a mortgage, you get it right out of your head.
«Ascoltami, ragazza mia,» disse lo Squire; «se è quella faccenda dell'ipoteca, toglitela dalla testa.
It's not going to worry _me_.
Non preoccuperà _me_.
I am going this very evening to have a talk with Dan."
Questa sera stessa andrò a parlare con Dan.»
"Oh, if it is Dan Murphy you owe it to," said the girl.
«Oh, se è a Dan Murphy che lo devi,» disse la ragazza.
"Ah, he's all right; he's the right sort; a chip of the old block--eh?
«Ah, è a posto lui; è della buona pasta; una mela caduta vicino all'albero, eh?
He wouldn't be hard on a brother in adversity?"
Non sarebbe duro con un fratello in difficoltà?»
"He wouldn't if he could help it," said Nora; but the cloud had not left her sensitive face.
«Non lo farebbe, se potesse evitarlo,» disse Nora; ma la nube non aveva abbandonato il suo volto sensibile.
Then, seeing that father looked at her with intense anxiety, she made a valiant effort.
Poi, vedendo che il padre la guardava con intensa apprensione, fece un valoroso sforzo.
"Of course, I believe in you," she said; "and, indeed, what does the loss of money matter while we are together?"
«Certo, ho fiducia in te,» disse; «e, davvero, che importa perdere del denaro finché siamo insieme?»
"Right you are! right you are!" said the Squire, with a laugh.
«Hai proprio ragione! hai proprio ragione!» disse lo Squire, con una risata.
Vocabulary
- Quel
- That; which (demonstrative adjective)
- cavallo
- Horse; a four-legged domestic animal
- vale
- Is worth; has value or validity
- trecento
- Three hundred; the number 300
- sterline
- Pounds; British currency unit (plural)
- se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical situation
- ne
- Of it/them; partitive or locative pronoun
- anche
- Also; too; in addition to something else
- solo
- Only; alone; exclusively or single
- un
- A; an; indefinite article (masculine singular)
- Pensi
- Do you think; second person singular present tense
- che
- That; which; relative or subordinate conjunction
- lo
- Him; it; direct object pronoun (masculine singular)
- farei
- Would do; first person singular conditional tense
- disse
- Said; past tense of dire (to say)
- la
- The; her; definite article or pronoun
- ragazza
- Girl; young woman; female person
- con
- With; accompanied by; in company of
- tono
- Tone; quality or manner of voice
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- rimprovero
- Rebuke; reproach; expression of disapproval or criticism
- Senti
- Listen; hear; second person singular imperative
- papà
- Dad; father; informal term for male parent
- questa
- This; this one (feminine demonstrative pronoun)
- forse
- Perhaps; maybe; possibly or uncertain
- parola
- Word; speech; unit of language or utterance
- più
- More; most; indicates greater quantity or degree
- crudele
- Cruel; harsh; causing pain or suffering deliberately
- tu
- You; informal second person singular pronoun
- abbia
- Have; subjunctive present first person singular
- detto
- Said; spoken; past participle of dire
- alla
- To the; at the (feminine form contraction)
- tua
- Your; yours (feminine singular possessive pronoun)
- da
- From; by; for; preposition of origin or duration
- molto
- Much; very; a large amount or greatly
- tempo
- Time; duration; period or weather condition
- Vieni
- Come; second person singular imperative present
- darmi
- Give me; infinitive with indirect object pronoun
- abbraccio
- Hug; embrace; act of holding someone closely
- mia
- My; mine (feminine singular possessive pronoun)
- corse
- Ran; past tense of correre (to run)
- lui
- Him; he; third person singular masculine pronoun
- gli
- Him; to him; indirect object pronoun (masculine)
- gettò
- Threw; cast; past tense of gettare
- le
- The; her; definite article or pronoun (feminine)
- braccia
- Arms; limbs used for holding or embracing
- al
- To the; at the (masculine form contraction)
- collo
- Neck; part of body between head and shoulders
- baciò
- Kissed; past tense of baciare (to kiss)
- una
- A; an; indefinite article (feminine singular)
- due
- Two; the number 2; pair of items
- volte
- Times; instances; occasions or revolutions
- Si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun or particle
- era
- Was; past tense of essere (to be)
- spostato
- Moved; displaced; past participle of spostare
- all
- To the; at the (contraction before vowel)
- altra
- Other; another; different or opposite
- estremità
- Extremity; end; outermost point or limit
- della
- Of the; from the (feminine form contraction)
- stanza
- Room; chamber; space in house or building
- ora
- Now; at present; this moment in time
- guardava
- Looked; watched; past tense of guardare
- dritto
- Straight; direct; without deviation or curves
- in
- In; into; preposition of place or manner
- faccia
- Face; front of head; surface area
- Stai
- Are; second person singular present tense
- pensando
- Thinking; contemplating; present participle of pensare
- qualcosa
- Something; anything; indefinite pronoun or thing
- ti
- You; to you; direct or indirect object pronoun
- preoccupa
- Worries; concerns; third person singular present
- Io
- I; first person singular pronoun (subject)
- no
- No; not; negative response or negation
- ma
- But; however; conjunction expressing contrast
- arrossì
- Blushed; turned red; past tense of arrossire
- Ascoltami
- Listen to me; imperative with object pronoun
- quella
- That; that one (feminine demonstrative pronoun)
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