The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 10
" The surprise will be greater than ever when the answer is given that, to a large extent, the plot makes Fathom interesting.
" A surpresa será maior do que nunca quando for dada a resposta de que, em grande medida, o enredo torna Fathom interessante.
Yes, Smollett, hitherto indifferent to structure, has here written a story in which the plot itself, often clumsy though it may be, engages a reader's attention.
Sim, Smollett, até aqui indiferente à estrutura, escreveu aqui uma história em que o próprio enredo, por mais desajeitado que possa ser, prende a atenção do leitor.
One actually wants to know whether the young Count is ever going to receive consolation for his sorrows and inflict justice on his basely ungrateful pensioner.
De facto, fica-se com vontade de saber se o jovem Conde chegará alguma vez a receber consolo pelas suas mágoas e a fazer justiça ao seu pensionista vergonhosamente ingrato.
And when, finally, all turns out as it should, one is amazed to find how many of the people in the book have helped towards the designed conclusion.
E quando, finalmente, tudo se resolve como deve ser, fica-se espantado ao verificar quantas das personagens do livro contribuíram para o desfecho planeado.
Not all of them, indeed, nor all of the adventures, are indispensable, but it is manifest at the end that much, which, for the time, most readers think irrelevant—such as Don Diego's history—is, after all, essential.
Nem todas elas, na verdade, nem todas as aventuras, são indispensáveis, mas torna-se evidente no final que muito do que, a seu tempo, a maioria dos leitores considera irrelevante — como a história de Don Diego — é, afinal, essencial.
It has already been said that in Count Fathom Smollett appears to some extent as a romanticist, and this is another fact which lends interest to the book.
Já foi dito que em Count Fathom Smollett se apresenta, em certa medida, como um romântico, e este é outro facto que confere interesse ao livro.
That he had a powerful imagination is not a surprise.
Que possuísse uma imaginação poderosa não é surpresa.
Any one versed in Smollett has already seen it in the remarkable situations which he has put before us in his earlier works.
Qualquer pessoa familiarizada com Smollett já o verificou nas situações notáveis que ele nos apresentou nas suas obras anteriores.
These do not indicate, however, that Smollett possessed the imagination which could excite romantic interest; for in Roderick Random and in Peregrine Pickle, the wonderful situations serve chiefly to amuse.
No entanto, estas não indicam que Smollett possuísse a imaginação capaz de despertar interesse romântico; pois em Roderick Random e em Peregrine Pickle, as situações admiráveis servem principalmente para divertir.
In Fathom, however, there are some designed to excite horror; and one, at least, is eminently successful.
Em Fathom, porém, há algumas concebidas para despertar horror; e uma, pelo menos, é eminentemente conseguida.
Vocabulary
- surpresa
- An unexpected event or thing that astonishes someone.
- será
- Future tense of 'ser' (to be); will be.
- maior
- Larger, bigger, or greatest in size or degree.
- do
- Contraction of 'de' (of) and 'o' (the); of the.
- que
- What, which, or that; common relative pronoun.
- nunca
- Never; at no time or not ever.
- quando
- When; at what time or on what occasion.
- for
- Future subjunctive of 'ser' (to be).
- dada
- Given; feminine past participle of 'dar' (to give).
- resposta
- An answer or reply to a question or communication.
- de
- Of, from, or by; indicates possession or origin.
- em
- In, on, or at; preposition indicating location or time.
- grande
- Big, large, or great in size or importance.
- medida
- A measure, measurement, or extent of something.
- enredo
- A plot or story of a literary work.
- torna
- Makes or becomes; third person singular of 'tornar'.
- interessante
- Interesting; arousing curiosity or attention.
- Sim
- Yes; affirmative response to a question.
- até
- Until, till, or up to a certain point.
- aqui
- Here; in or at this place or location.
- indiferente
- Indifferent; not interested or caring about something.
- estrutura
- The structure or framework of something.
- escreveu
- Wrote; past tense of 'escrever' (to write).
- uma
- A or an; feminine indefinite article.
- história
- A story, narrative, or account of events.
- próprio
- One's own; belonging to oneself or itself.
- por
- For, by, or through; indicates cause or agent.
- mais
- More; greater in amount or degree.
- desajeitado
- Clumsy, awkward, or lacking skill or grace.
- possa
- May, might, or can; subjunctive of 'poder'.
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb of existence.
- prende
- Catches, holds, or captivates; third person singular.
- atenção
- Attention or the act of concentrating focus.
- leitor
- A reader; person who reads literature.
- De
- Of, from, or by; indicates possession or origin.
- facto
- Fact; something that is actually true.
- fica-se
- One remains or stays; passive construction.
- com
- With; indicating accompaniment or association.
- vontade
- A desire, wish, or willingness to do something.
- saber
- To know or to find out; verb of knowledge.
- se
- If or whether; conditional conjunction.
- jovem
- Young; a young person or youth.
- Conde
- Count; a nobleman or title of nobility.
- chegará
- Will arrive; future tense of 'chegar'.
- alguma
- Some or any; feminine indefinite pronoun.
- vez
- A time or occasion; instance of occurrence.
- receber
- To receive or to accept something given.
- consolo
- Comfort or solace given to someone grieving.
- pelas
- For the or by the; feminine plural contraction.
- suas
- His, her, or their; feminine plural possessive.
- mágoas
- Sorrows, griefs, or grievances; plural noun.
- fazer
- To make or to do; fundamental action verb.
- justiça
- Justice or fairness in treatment.
- ao
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'.
- seu
- His, her, its, or your; possessive adjective.
- pensionista
- A pensioner or person receiving a pension.
- vergonhosamente
- Shamefully or disgracefully; in a shameful manner.
- ingrato
- Ungrateful or not showing gratitude.
- finalmente
- Finally or at the end; ultimately.
- tudo
- Everything or all things; universal pronoun.
- resolve
- Resolves or settles; third person singular.
- como
- How, as, or like; introduces comparison.
- deve
- Should or must; obligation or necessity.
- espantado
- Astonished or surprised; amazed.
- verificar
- To verify or check something for accuracy.
- quantas
- How many; feminine plural interrogative pronoun.
- das
- Of the; feminine plural contraction.
- personagens
- Characters in a literary work or story.
- livro
- A book; written and printed literary work.
- contribuíram
- Contributed; past tense of 'contribuir'.
- para
- For or to; indicates purpose or direction.
- desfecho
- An ending or outcome of a narrative.
- planeado
- Planned; past participle of 'planear'.
- Nem
- Nor; negative conjunction joining clauses.
- todas
- All or every; feminine plural of 'todo'.
- elas
- They; feminine plural pronoun.
- na
- In the; feminine singular contraction.
- verdade
- Truth or reality; fact as opposed to fiction.
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