Middlemarch — Page 10
" She pressed her hands against the sides of her head and seemed to despair of her memory.
Ella premette le mani contro i lati della sua testa e sembrò disperare della sua memoria.
"They are here," said Celia, with whom this explanation had been long meditated and prearranged.
«Sono qui,» disse Celia, con la quale questa spiegazione era stata a lungo meditata e premeditata.
"Pray open the large drawer of the cabinet and get out the jewel-box."
«Vi prego di aprire il grande cassetto dell'armadio e tirate fuori lo scrigno dei gioielli.»
The casket was soon open before them, and the various jewels spread out, making a bright parterre on the table.
Lo scrigno fu presto aperto davanti a loro, e i vari gioielli si sparsero, formando un brillante parterre sul tavolo.
It was no great collection, but a few of the ornaments were really of remarkable beauty, the finest that was obvious at first being a necklace of purple amethysts set in exquisite gold work, and a pearl cross with five brilliants in it.
Non era una grande collezione, ma alcuni degli ornamenti erano davvero di notevole bellezza, il più bello che risultava evidente a prima vista era una collana di ametiste viola incastonate in un raffinato lavoro d'oro, e una croce di perle con cinque brillanti.
Dorothea immediately took up the necklace and fastened it round her sister's neck, where it fitted almost as closely as a bracelet; but the circle suited the Henrietta-Maria style of Celia's head and neck, and she could see that it did, in the pier-glass opposite.
Dorothea prese subito la collana e la allacciò intorno al collo di sua sorella, dove si adattava quasi come un braccialetto; ma il cerchio si addiceva allo stile Henrietta-Maria della testa e del collo di Celia, e lei poteva vederlo nella specchiera di fronte.
"There, Celia! you can wear that with your Indian muslin. But this cross you must wear with your dark dresses."
«Ecco, Celia! puoi indossarla con la tua mussolina indiana. Ma questa croce devi indossarla con i tuoi abiti scuri.»
Celia was trying not to smile with pleasure. "O Dodo, you must keep the cross yourself."
Celia cercava di non sorridere di piacere. «Oh Dodo, devi tenere la croce per te.»
"No, no, dear, no," said Dorothea, putting up her hand with careless deprecation.
«No, no, cara, no,» disse Dorothea, alzando la mano con noncurante disapprovazione.
"Yes, indeed you must; it would suit you—in your black dress, now," said Celia, insistingly. "You _might_ wear that."
«Sì, davvero devi; ti starebbe bene—con il tuo abito nero, ora,» disse Celia, con insistenza. «Potresti indossarla.»
"Not for the world, not for the world. A cross is the last thing I would wear as a trinket." Dorothea shuddered slightly.
«Per niente al mondo, per niente al mondo. Una croce è l'ultima cosa che indosserei come un gingillo.» Dorothea rabbrividì leggermente.
Vocabulary
- Ella
- She; a female pronoun in Italian
- le
- The (feminine plural article or pronoun)
- mani
- Hands; plural of mano
- contro
- Against; in opposition to something
- lati
- Sides; plural of lato
- della
- Of the; feminine singular combined preposition
- sua
- Her; possessive adjective feminine singular
- testa
- Head; upper part of human body
- sembrò
- Seemed; appeared to be in past tense
- disperare
- Despair; to lose all hope completely
- memoria
- Memory; ability to recall information
- Sono
- I am; first person singular present tense
- qui
- Here; in this place or location
- disse
- Said; spoke in past tense
- con
- With; accompanied by or together
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- quale
- Which; that which or who
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
- spiegazione
- Explanation; clarification of something complex
- era
- Was; third person singular past tense
- stata
- Been; past participle feminine of essere
- lungo
- Long; extended in length or duration
- Vi
- You; plural formal or polite form
- prego
- Please; polite request or entreaty
- di
- Of; expressing possession or relationship
- aprire
- Open; to make accessible or uncovered
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- grande
- Large; great in size or importance
- cassetto
- Drawer; sliding compartment in furniture
- dell
- Of the; combined preposition contraction
- armadio
- Wardrobe; large cabinet for storing clothes
- tirate
- Pull; draw out or extract something
- fuori
- Out; from inside to outside
- lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- dei
- Of the; plural combined preposition
- gioielli
- Jewels; precious ornaments and valuable stones
- Lo
- It; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- fu
- Was; third person singular past tense
- presto
- Soon; quickly or promptly in time
- aperto
- Opened; made accessible or uncovered
- davanti
- Before; in front of in space
- loro
- Their; possessive pronoun or third person
- vari
- Various; different kinds or types
- si
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun third person
- formando
- Forming; creating or making shape
- un
- A; masculine singular indefinite article
- brillante
- Brilliant; shining brightly or very smart
- sul
- On the; combined preposition masculine
- tavolo
- Table; furniture for eating or working
- Non
- Not; negation of statement or action
- una
- A; feminine singular indefinite article
- collezione
- Collection; group of assembled items
- ma
- But; conjunction showing contrast
- alcuni
- Some; certain unspecified items or people
- degli
- Of the; plural combined preposition
- ornamenti
- Ornaments; decorative items or embellishments
- erano
- Were; third person plural past tense
- davvero
- Really; truly or genuinely indeed
- notevole
- Notable; worthy of attention remarkable
- bellezza
- Beauty; quality of being beautiful
- più
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- bello
- Beautiful; pleasing to eye aesthetically
- che
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction
- risultava
- Resulted; turned out or appeared
- evidente
- Evident; clear and obvious to see
- prima
- Before; prior in time or order
- vista
- Sight; act of seeing or view
- collana
- Necklace; jewelry worn around the neck
- viola
- Purple; color between red and blue
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or state
- raffinato
- Refined; elegant and sophisticated in manner
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